CVE-2001-0962
highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.59% (76th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-330USLLM-inferred
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server≤ 3.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 2001-09-19modified 2026-06-16
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0234.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/5492enisa_euvd
- 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=penisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7153enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0234.htmlnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/5492nvd
- 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=pnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7153nvd
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