CVE-2017-1693 Auth bypass in Integration Bus

Medium 5.6 Published 19 Jan 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can hijack user sessions by capturing valid session IDs within a short timeout window, leading to unauthorized account access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-1693?

CVE-2017-1693 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Integration Bus, published on 19 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Integration Bus 9.0 and 10.0 could allow an attacker that has captured a valid session id to hijack another users session during a small timeframe before the session times out. IBM X-Force ID: 134164.

Weakness: CWE-613

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1693?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Integration Bus.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2017-1693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vgvj-f6vf-5394.