SB2023061630 - XML entity expansion in IBM Application Performance Management
Published: June 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023061630
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XML Entity Expansion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23926)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing XML data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and perform XML Entity Expansion attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.