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  "id": "CVE-2023-27554",
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  "published": "2023-05-11T20:15:09.227",
  "lastModified": "2023-05-22T18:16:35.837",
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      "value": "\nIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is 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: 249185.\n\n"
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