High severity · published Aug 16, 2023
CVE-2023-38737
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty denial of service
7.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 262567.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WebSphere Application Server Liberty · IBM
22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 · source: vendor
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 · source: NVD
Affected product
WA
WebSphere Application Server Liberty
IBM
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38737
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38737
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027509
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