WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier does not configure the XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This could be exploited by a user with Job/Configure permissions to upload a specially crafted war file containing a WEB-INF/ibm-web-ext.xml which is parsed by the plugin.
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-19T21:15:52Z",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-01-29T16:15:00Z"
}