Medium severity · published May 5, 2023
CVE-2023-22874
IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. IBM X-Force ID: 244216.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Appliance · Ibm
9.2.0.0 before 9.3.2; 9.3.0.0 before 9.3.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22874
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22874
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244216
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985901
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