CVE-2023-3223: Undertow: outofmemoryerror due to @multipartconfig handling
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 85.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: undertow (Debian:14) 2.3.18-1; io.undertow:undertow-parent (Maven) 2.2.24.Final; eap7-activemq-artemis (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7) 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to undertow (Debian:14) 2.3.18-1; io.undertow:undertow-parent (Maven) 2.2.24.Final; eap7-activemq-artemis (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7) 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A flaw was found in undertow. Servlets annotated with @MultipartConfig may cause an OutOfMemoryError due to large multipart content. This may allow unauthorized users to cause remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack. If the server uses fileSizeThreshold to limit the file size, it's possible to bypass the limit by setting the file name in the request to null.
- Published
- Sep 27, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.6% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-789
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · redhat
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | undertow | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow |
| redhat | openshift container platform | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform |
| redhat | openshift container platform for ibm linuxone | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_linuxone |
| redhat | openshift container platform for power | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | jboss enterprise application platform text-only advisories | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_text-only_advisories |
| redhat | single sign-on | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on |
| redhat | jboss enterprise application platform | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform7.4
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform text-only advisoriesall versions
- redhat openshift container platform4.11
- redhat openshift container platform4.12
- redhat openshift container platform for ibm linuxone4.10
- redhat openshift container platform for ibm linuxone4.9
- redhat openshift container platform for power4.10
- redhat openshift container platform for power4.9
- redhat single sign-onall versions
- redhat single sign-on7.6
- redhat undertowbefore 2.2.24
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Red Hat Red Hat build of Quarkus
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7.12.1
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Integration Camel K
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Integration Service Registry
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- 0:2.2.25-3.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el8eap and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- 0:2.2.25-3.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el9eap and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- 0:2.2.25-3.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7eap and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- all versionsunknown
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | undertow | before 2.3.18-1 | 2.3.18-1 |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-parent | before 2.2.24.Final | 2.2.24.Final |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-cli | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-commons | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-core-client | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-dto | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocol | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocol | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-jdbc-store | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-client | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-server | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-journal | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-native | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-ra | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-selector | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-server | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-activemq-artemis-service-extensions | before 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-artemis-native | before 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-artemis-native-debuginfo | before 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-artemis-native-wildfly | before 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 1:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-jboss-xnio-base | before 0:3.5.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:3.5.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-jsoup | before 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | eap7-undertow | before 0:1.4.18-14.SP13_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | 0:1.4.18-14.SP13_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 |
+76
Same product
redhat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-1745A file inclusion vulnerability was found in the AJP connector enabled with a default AJP configuration port of 8009 in Undertow version 2.0.40Plan
- CVE-2019-10212A flaw was found in, all under 2.0.20, in the Undertow DEBUG log for io.undertow.request.security.40Plan
- CVE-2019-3888A vulnerability was found in Undertow web server before 2.0.21.40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2020-10687Sep 23, 2020 · A flaw was discovered in all versions of Undertow before Undertow 2.2.0.Final, where HTTP request smuggling related to CVE-2017-2666 is poss19Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-20220Feb 23, 2021 · A flaw was found in Undertow.19Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-1459Feb 12, 2024 · Undertow: directory traversal vulnerability22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:undertow | 2.3.18-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:io.undertow:undertow-parent | 2.2.24.Final | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-cli | 0:1.5.5.016-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-jettison | 0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-undertow | 0:2.2.25-3.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly-java-jdk11 | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly-java-jdk17 | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly-java-jdk8 | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly-javadocs | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:eap7-wildfly-modules | 0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:rh-sso7-keycloak | 0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso · Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:rh-sso7-keycloak-server | 0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso · Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-789 · Memory Allocation with Excessive Size ValueCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4506
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4507
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4509
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4918
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4919
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4920
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4921
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4924
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7247
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3223
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209689
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0004/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.