CVE-2025-27898
Session Fixation Vulnerability in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert
Publication date: 2026-02-17
Last updated on: 2026-02-26
Assigner: IBM Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | db2_recovery_expert | 5.5.0 |
| ibm | db2_recovery_expert | 5.5.0 |
| ibm | db2_recovery_expert | 5.5.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-613 | According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-27898 is a vulnerability in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 where the system does not invalidate a user session after a timeout. This flaw could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system by continuing to use a session that should have expired.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. This means that if a session is not properly invalidated after a timeout, an attacker with access to that session could perform actions with the privileges of the impersonated user, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or other malicious activities.
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