What is CVE-2023-46159?

CVE-2023-46159 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Ceph, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2024-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-46159?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Storage Ceph

CVE-2023-46159

IBM Storage Ceph 5.3z1, 5.3z5, and 6.1z1 could allow an authenticated user on the network to cause a denial of service from RGW. IBM X-Force ID: 268906.

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

Published 2024-02-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Storage Ceph — versions 5.3z1, 5.3z5, 6.1z1
IBM Storage Ceph — versions 5.3z1, 5.3z5, 6.1z1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7112263 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268906 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46159?: CVE-2023-46159 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Ceph, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2024-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-46159?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.