CVE-2023-27540

IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores 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 Watson CP4D Data Stores 4.6.0 does not properly allocate resources without limits or throttling which could allow a remote attacker with information specific to the system to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 248924.

*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

2023-03-02 CVE Reserved
2023-07-10 CVE Published
2024-10-25 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248924	2023-07-13
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7009883	2023-07-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Cloud Pak For Data Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Data"	4.6.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Data" and version "4.6.0"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Watson Cp4d Data Stores Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Watson Cp4d Data Stores"	-	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"	-	-	Safe