PT-2021-22331 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

R00T4Dm · Published 2021-12-09 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-38951

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0

Description The issue is a denial of service caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38951

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38951 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38951 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33716 · Telegram Post