IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator up to 5.2.0.12 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in session expiration. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-36115. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator up to 5.2.0.12. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0.00 through 5.2.0.12 does not disallow the session id after use which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36115. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/04/2026).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/04/2026 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-36115 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342024

Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2026 22:02
Updated: 02/04/2026 03:14
Changes: 01/20/2026 22:02 (51), 01/22/2026 15:22 (9), 02/04/2026 03:14 (15)
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