What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-22874?

CVE-2023-22874 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-22874?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-22874. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Mq Appliance CVE-2023-22874

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2023-05-05 psirt@us.ibm.com

Denial Of Service IBM Mq Appliance

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-400 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2025 - Insecure Design ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A local attacker with access to the system could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. IBM X-Force ID: 244216. Affected products include: Ibm Mq Appliance.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. IBM X-Force ID: 244216.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.2%

Top 89% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.2%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Defer

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +28

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

PATCH https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985901 ADVISORY https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244216

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