What is CVE-2017-1152?

CVE-2017-1152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-1152?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager

CVE-2017-1152

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 does not properly update the SESSIONID with each request, which could allow a user to obtain the ID in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 122293.

Published 2017-04-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.0.1.0, 3.0.2.0
IBM Corporation Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.0.2.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99237 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1152?: CVE-2017-1152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-1152?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.