Medium severity · published Apr 2, 2024
CVE-2023-50313
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 274812.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.5; 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50313
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50313
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/274812
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145620
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