CVE-2011-3140

What it is

IBM Web Application Firewall, as used on the G400 IPS-G400-IB-1 and GX4004 IPS-GX4004-IB-2 appliances with update 31.030, does not properly handle query strings with multiple instances of the same parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended intrusion prevention by dividing a dangerous parameter value into substrings, as demonstrated by a SQL statement that is split across multiple iid parameters and then sent to a .aspx file on an IIS web server.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2011-08-15 21:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:32 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2011-08-15 21:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:32 UTC

Exploit probability

2.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Modified

Affected

• IBM Web Application Firewall
• IBM g400 ips-g400-ib-1 Appliance 31.030
• IBM gx4004 ips-gx4004-ib-2 Appliance 31.030

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

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