Resource exhaustion in IBM Websphere Application Server
CVE-2024-25026
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.4 are 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: 281516.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 8.5, 9.0
- IBM Websphere Application Server
- IBM Websphere Application Server Liberty — versions 17.0.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149330 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/281516 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-25026?
- CVE-2024-25026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-25026?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.