Resource exhaustion in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console - CVE-2019-4080

 

Resource exhaustion in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console - CVE-2019-4080

Published: October 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81991
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4080
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Application Server Admin Console

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-4080

Install updates from vendor's website.

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