CVE-2015-1943 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 14 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted requests in IBM WebSphere Portal, requiring patching to prevent resource exhaustion.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-1943?

CVE-2015-1943 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 14 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.x through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF17, and 8.5.0 before CF06 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1943 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-2015-1943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpv7-5p6w-329x.