Txseries For Multiplatforms
CVE-2023-42031
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
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. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. 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 TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016. Affected products include: Ibm Txseries For Multiplatforms, Ibm Cics Tx.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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