CVE-2023-26281

IBM HTTP Server denial of service

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM HTTP Server 8.5 used by IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted URL. IBM X-Force ID: 248296.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-02-21 CVE Reserved
2023-02-28 CVE Published
2025-03-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6958522	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248296	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"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Hp Search vendor "Hp"	Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Z\/os Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Z\/os"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Http Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server"	8.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Http Server" and version "8.5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"	Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"	-	-	Safe