CVE-2001-0962

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-09-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 3.02 through 3.53 uses predictable session IDs for cookies, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges of WebSphere users via brute force guessing.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: through 3.5.3
IBM Websphere Commerce Suite: 3.1.2, 3.2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0234.html
http://www.osvdb.org/5492
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/postconfig.jsp?id=4000805&pf=Multi-Platform&v=3.0.2&e=Standard+%26+Advanced+Editions&cat=&s=p
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7153
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0234.html
http://www.osvdb.org/5492
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/postconfig.jsp?id=4000805&pf=Multi-Platform&v=3.0.2&e=Standard+%26+Advanced+Editions&cat=&s=p
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7153

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