CVE-2025-33005VulnerabilityPublished 1 Jun 2025Updated 26 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-33005: IBM Planning Analytics Local · Insufficient Session Expiration

Affects IBM Planning Analytics LocalSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
IBM Planning Analytics Local	Affected =2.0 =2.1	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately review and enforce session management policies within IBM Planning Analytics Local, including manual session invalidation where possible. 2) Restrict access to the IBM Planning Analytics Local environment to trusted networks and users, employing network segmentation and zero-trust principles. 3) Monitor session activity logs for anomalies such as multiple concurrent sessions from the same user or sessions persisting beyond logout events. 4) Apply strict authentication controls, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), to reduce the risk of unauthorized authenticated access. 5) Regularly update and patch IBM Planning Analytics Local once IBM releases a fix for this vulnerability. 6) Educate users about secure logout practices and the risks of session reuse. 7) Consider implementing additional session timeout controls at the web server or application gateway level to forcibly expire sessions after logout or inactivity. 8) Conduct periodic security assessments and penetration testing focused on session management to identify and remediate similar issues proactively.

Description

IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 and 2.1 does not invalidate session after a logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of this vulnerability can be significant, especially for those relying on IBM Planning Analytics Local for critical financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting operations. Unauthorized session reuse could allow malicious insiders or attackers who have gained low-level access to escalate privileges, impersonate higher-privileged users, and access sensitive financial data or manipulate analytics results. This could lead to data breaches, financial misreporting, and compliance violations under regulations such as GDPR, which mandates strict controls on personal and financial data. Additionally, the integrity of business intelligence and planning data could be compromised, affecting decision-making processes. The availability impact is limited but could manifest if attackers disrupt sessions or cause denial of service through session misuse. Since IBM Planning Analytics is used in sectors like finance, manufacturing, and retail, the risk extends to critical business functions. The medium severity suggests that while the threat is not immediately critical, it requires timely attention to prevent potential exploitation.

CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."
Implementation
Set sessions/credentials expiration date.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.1 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.6 (opens in a new tab)
V3.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235182 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Aug 2025, 00:47 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-613

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