SB2025081405 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty update for Apache Commons FileUpload
Published: August 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025081405
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48976)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons FileUpload provided a hard-coded limit of 10kB for the size of the headers associated with a multipart request. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.