CVE-2001-0962 IBM WebSphere Application Server
| Affected software | IBM WebSphere Application Server |
|---|---|
| Severity | 7.5 High CVSS 2.0 |
| Published | 19 Sep 2001 |
| Updated | 16 Jun 2026 |
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.
Exploitation status
No public exploit
No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 25 years ago.
Exploitation status
- CISA KEV not listed
- VulnCheck KEV not listed
- CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
- Indexed PoC none indexed
- EPSS 1.6% chance in 30 days
Waratek protection
Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.
VRT has not found a public code change for this CVE yet.
- Protection none
- Action not pursued
- Review automated Upstream data
- Record active
| Decided by | Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read |
|---|---|
| Finding | This CVE affects a known product, but nothing published names a fix and nothing published shows an exploit. That is a statement about the evidence, not about the defect — it does not mean the vulnerability is unimportant or unreachable, only that neither of the two things VRT can act on exists. |
Affected software and releases
Products and versions
2 products, 3 version entries| Source | Vendor | Product | Scheme | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd | ibm | websphere application server | generic | ≤ 3.5.3 |
| nvd | ibm | websphere commerce suite | generic | 3.1.2 · 3.2 |
References
Timeline
Timeline
| Published | 2001-09-19 | By the CVE Program. |
|---|---|---|
| NVD record modified | 2026-06-16 | NVD's own last-modified date for this record. |