CVE-2023-40699
IBM InfoSphere Information Server denial of service
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM InfoSphere Information Server denial of service
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.
- Record
CVE-2023-40699- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45255
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45255- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cw4r-64q7-x6hc
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.
- Record
GHSA-cw4r-64q7-x6hc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.
- Record
CVE-2023-40699- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40699 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published December 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.