# CVE-2017-1693: Auth bypass in Integration Bus

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgvj-f6vf-5394

## 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 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1693?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-1693 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Integration Bus

- [CVE-2016-9706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9706/): XML external entity in Integration Bus (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-36014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36014/): IBM Integration Bus for z/OS code injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-1694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1694/): Information disclosure in Integration Bus (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-22332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22332/): IBM Integration Bus for z/OS denial of service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-9010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9010/): Cross-site scripting in Integration Bus (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1693 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Integration Bus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1693/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1693/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1693
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1693
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1693

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