CVE-2014-0859

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The web-server plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.33, 8.x before 8.0.0.9, and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.2, when POST retries are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5 (+36)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI08892
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67335
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90879
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI08892
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67335
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90879

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