PT-2021-13984 · Ibm · Ibm Cloud Pak For Automation

Published 2021-03-30 · Updated 2021-04-01 · CVE-2021-20482

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

S:U/PR:L/I:N/AC:L/UI:N/A:L/AV:N/C:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Cloud Pak for Automation versions 20.0.2 through 20.0.3

Description: The issue allows a remote attacker to exploit an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data, potentially exposing sensitive information or consuming memory resources.

Recommendations: For IBM Cloud Pak for Automation versions 20.0.2 through 20.0.3, consider restricting the processing of external XML entities to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20482

Affected Products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Automation

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20482 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197504 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6437577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20482 · Security Note