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TI-2019-03028 Aliases CVE-2019-4046GHSA-hqq8-hr2r-232x

Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM WebSphere Application Server

Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory. IBM X-Force ID: 156242.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0322 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMWebSphere Application Server7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0; Liberty—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Application Server VendorIBM Affected 7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0; Liberty Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*before 19.0.0.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0.0 – 7.0.0.45; 8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.15; 8.5.0.0 – 8.5.5.15; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.10VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* Versions before 19.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.0 – 7.0.0.45; 8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.15; 8.5.0.0 – 8.5.5.15; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4046
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqq8-hr2r-232x

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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