CVE-2023-23477 (GCVE-0-2023-23477)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-03 17:24 – Updated: 2025-03-25 19:46
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
ibm
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IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 8.5, 9.0
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