CVE-2023-23477

IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 245513.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-01-12 CVE Reserved
2023-02-03 CVE Published
2025-03-25 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245513	2023-11-07
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6891111	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Hp Search vendor "Hp"	Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Z\/os Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Z\/os"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"	-	Affected	in	Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"	Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Hp Search vendor "Hp"	Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Z\/os Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Z\/os"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"	Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"	-	-	Safe