Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 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 all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1285372
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0215
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (3)
ibm/websphere_application_server
< 20.0.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server
7.0.0.0 - 7.0.0.45
ibm/websphere_application_server
9.0.0.0 - 9.0.5.2
Published
Jan 31, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026