What is CVE-2018-1485?

CVE-2018-1485 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-1485?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2018-1485

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 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: 140970.

Published 2018-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.2.14, 9.5.9, 9.5.0
IBM Bigfix Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140970 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1485?: CVE-2018-1485 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-1485?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.