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CVE-2018-1905

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1905 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9. This flaw allows a remote attacker to exploit the server when processing XML data. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (High), successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure or denial-of-service through memory resource consumption. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 9.0.0.0, <= 9.0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0253 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/152534
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106030
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry