CVE-2012-5953

high

Description

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2, when the Parse Query Strings option is enabled on an HTTPInput node, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted query string.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80667

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623316

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM75015

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-02-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00556