CVE-2023-23477 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 245513.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00107.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Hp	Hp-ux
Ibm	Aix I Websphere Application Server Z\/os
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows
Oracle	Solaris

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27577	IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 245513.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245513
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6891111

History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-02-03T17:24:13.649Z

Updated: 2025-03-25T19:46:39.725Z

Reserved: 2023-01-12T16:24:46.604Z

Link: CVE-2023-23477

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:35:32.204Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-03T19:15:13.927

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:16.563

Link: CVE-2023-23477

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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