XML External Entity injection in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2023-27554

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XML External Entity injection in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2023-27554

Published: May 11, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76022
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27554
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote user  can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


Affected software

IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Workload Scheduler
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Business Automation Workflow
IBM Intelligent Operations Center
IBM Tivoli Monitoring
IBM Security Verify Governance

How to mitigate CVE-2023-27554

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Intelligent Operations Center - update to 5.2.3
IBM Tivoli Monitoring - update to 6.3.0.7 Plus Service Pack 5
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.1.0.5

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