CVE-2014-4792 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause denial of service by uploading large files, impacting availability of IBM WebSphere Portal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4792?
CVE-2014-4792 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 12 Sep 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF13, and 8.5.0 before CF02 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by uploading large files.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-4792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rr3-4c67-ff39.