IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 does not renew a session variable after a successful authentication which co…

Published 7 y ago 2018-12-12 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

3.1

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.0%

percentile 63%

Public exploits

none known

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 does not renew a session variable after a successful authentication which could lead to session fixation/hijacking vulnerability. This could force a user to utilize a cookie that may be known to an attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 140970.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	3.1	`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`
CNA	3.0	3.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	3.0	4.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

IBM BigFix Platform

Classification

Weakness

CWE-384 Session Fixation

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733605 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/140970 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-1485
NVD: CVE-2018-1485

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