CVE-2001-0962: IBM WebSphere Application Server

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: up to and including 3.5.3
• IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite: version 3.1.2 only; version 3.2 only

Published 2001-09-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.