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TI-2024-14933 Aliases CVE-2024-22354GHSA-cxq5-8mc6-xprf

IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

Priority LOW 32CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMWebSphere Application Server8.5, 9.0—No fix listedCNA
IBMWebSphere Application Server Liberty17.0.0.3 – 24.0.0.5; all versions; all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Application Server VendorIBM Affected 8.5, 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • WebSphere Application Server Liberty VendorIBM Affected 17.0.0.3 – 24.0.0.5; all versions; all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:traditional:*:*:*8.5.0.0 to before 8.5.5.26; 9.0.0.0 to before 9.0.5.20VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*17.0.0.3 to before 24.0.0.6VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:traditional:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 to before 8.5.5.26; 9.0.0.0 to before 9.0.5.20 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0.3 to before 24.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22354
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxq5-8mc6-xprf
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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