What is CVE-2017-1270?

CVE-2017-1270 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-1270?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1270

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 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: 124745.

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1.3, 10.1, 10.0.1
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124745 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1270?: CVE-2017-1270 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-1270?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.