IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite up to 3.53 Session ID Cookie improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite up to 3.53. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Session ID Cookie Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0962. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite up to 3.53 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Session ID Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2001. The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2001 by Mark Heuse with SuSE.de as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0962. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/01/2025).

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86282 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Predictable Session ID Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7153), SecurityFocus (BID 3349†), OSVDB (5492†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3427†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Mark Heuse
Organization: SuSE.de
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0962 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17367
X-Force: 7153 - IBM WebSphere predictable sequence numbers could allow unauthorized access
SecurityFocus: 3349 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Predictable Session ID Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5492 - IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Predictable Session Cookies
Vulnerability Center: 3427 - IBM Websphere Application Server Earlier than 4.0 Uses Predictable Session IDs, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 12:21
Updated: 10/01/2025 00:10
Changes: 07/09/2014 12:21 (66), 05/19/2019 11:03 (4), 10/01/2025 00:10 (18)
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