PT-2024-31416 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2024-10-16 · Updated 2024-10-21 · CVE-2024-45072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 8.5 and 9.0

Description The issue is related to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 8.5 and 9.0, consider disabling XML processing or restricting access to sensitive data until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of XML external 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-2024-45072

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 9

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7173263 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45072 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/asdfg12346782/status/1846544695201046600 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1846609980918845678 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/knaepp/status/1846545389534486784 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/knaepp/status/1846535332805672994 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1846770084292821111 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/8104 · Telegram Post