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CVE-2018-1421
IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliances 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when…
High7.1EPSS 1.4%
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- ibm
Description
IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliances 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 139023.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- Obtain Information
- CWE-611 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-611 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 7.1
- affected 7.2
- affected 7.5
- affected 7.5.1
- affected 7.5.2
- affected 7.6
References (2)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139023 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015055 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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