CVE-2014-4809

The WebSEAL component in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0009 and 8.x before 8.0.0-ISS-WGA-FP0005, when e-community SSO is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (component hang) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-10-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-4809 is rated Moderate Risk (54.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4809

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 0.94% 1.55% +0.61%
2 2026-03-13 1.13% 0.94% -0.19%
3 2025-03-30 1.13%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4809

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4809

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4809

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_appliance 8.0 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_appliance 7.0 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4809

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