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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
- IBM Websphere Application Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1285372 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
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.