CVE-2023-38737: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty denial of service

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027509
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027509

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