Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-36047IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in WebSphere Application Server Liberty from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 through 25.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server Liberty | 18.0.0.2 – through 25.0.0.8 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242086 vendor-advisory, patch
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506