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CVE-2012-5953· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

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

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.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 20, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 70th percentile
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmwebsphere message broker

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm websphere message broker6.1
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.1
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.10
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.11
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.2
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.3
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.4
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.5
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.6
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.7
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.8
  • ibm websphere message broker6.1.0.9
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.0.1
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.0.2
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.0.3
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.0.4
  • ibm websphere message broker7.0.0.5
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.1

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    27Monitor
  • CVE-2017-1207IBM WebSphere Message Broker stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2016-6080The WebAdmin context for WebSphere Message Broker allows directory listings which could disclose sensitive information to the attacker.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-5952IBM 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 does not validate Basic Authentication credenti
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5372The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2015-0118IBM WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit 7 before 7007 IF2 and 8 before 8005 IF1 and Integration Toolkit 9 before 9003 IF1 are distributed with
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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