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TI-2023-20078 Aliases CVE-2023-38737GHSA-mxw4-5wgv-9634

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty denial of service

Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · 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 Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 262567.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01022 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMWebSphere Application Server Liberty22.0.0.13 – 23.0.0.7—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Application Server Liberty VendorIBM Affected 22.0.0.13 – 23.0.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*22.0.0.13 – 23.0.0.7VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* Versions 22.0.0.13 – 23.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38737
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxw4-5wgv-9634

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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