What is CVE-2023-38737?

CVE-2023-38737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-38737?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty

CVE-2023-38737

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 memo…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (17.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty — versions 22.0.0.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027509 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38737?: CVE-2023-38737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-38737?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.