PT-2023-6906 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty

Published 2023-08-15 · Updated 2023-08-23 · CVE-2023-38737

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 Liberty versions 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled consumption of resources. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service by sending a specially-crafted request, leading to the server consuming memory resources.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the server to minimize the risk of exploitation.

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07924

CVE-2023-38737

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty

References · 11

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027509 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07924 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38737 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57124 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691882013135954276 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1691909967849168950 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68681 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/TechFishNews/status/1691911297502425573 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56654 · Telegram Post