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CVE-2011-2173

Status: ModifiedMedium (4)—

The implementation of OutputMediator objects in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.7, and 7.0.0.1 before CF002, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via requests.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Websphere Portal

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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