Resource exhaustion in IBM Websphere Application Server
CVE-2019-4720
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 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 all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
- Ibm Websphere_application_server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-4720?
- CVE-2019-4720 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-4720?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.