CVE-2012-5953

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.

Published: 2013-02-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5953 is rated Moderate Risk (41.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5953

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.56% 1.32% +0.77%
2 2025-03-17 0.79% 0.56% -0.24%
3 2025-03-11 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5953

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5953

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5953

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0. cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5953

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