Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2023-44487: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2023-44487)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2023-44487: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2023-44487)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/10/2023
Created
12/28/2023
Added
12/27/2023
Modified
12/27/2023

Description

The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-8-5-ph57878-liberty
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-23-0-0-12-liberty

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;