CVE-2023-50313

IBM WebSphere Application Server information disclosure

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Published Apr 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

WebSphere Application Server

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.5, 9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-55118	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.177% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/274812
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145620

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0001}`	epss `{'score': 0.00013}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

CWE-327

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Apr 2, 2024, 12:54 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM
Reserved: Dec 7, 2023, 1:29 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

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