VulnerabilityPublished 22 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-36037: IBM webMethods Integration · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects IBM webMethods IntegrationSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.4Medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% 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:N

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

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: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Sep 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 26 Oct 2026.

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 webMethods Integration	Affected =10.15 =11.1	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should take the following specific mitigation steps: 1) Immediately audit and monitor access to IBM webMethods Integration servers to detect any unusual or unauthorized authenticated activity that could indicate attempts to exploit SSRF. 2) Restrict and harden authentication mechanisms to minimize the risk of credential compromise, including enforcing strong authentication policies and monitoring for compromised accounts. 3) Implement network-level controls such as egress filtering and internal firewall rules to limit the ability of the integration server to make arbitrary outbound requests, thereby reducing the SSRF attack surface. 4) Segregate the integration platform within a dedicated network segment with strict access controls to limit potential lateral movement. 5) Stay in close contact with IBM for official patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-36037 and prioritize timely deployment once available. 6) Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability scanning focused on SSRF vectors within the integration environment to identify and remediate any exploitable configurations. 7) Review and tighten any application-level input validation or request handling configurations that could be abused to trigger SSRF. 8) Maintain comprehensive logging and alerting on outbound requests initiated by the integration platform to detect anomalous behavior early.

Description

IBM webMethods Integration 10.15 and 11.1 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of this SSRF vulnerability can be significant, especially for those relying on IBM webMethods Integration for critical business operations, such as financial institutions, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government agencies. Exploitation could enable attackers to perform internal network reconnaissance, potentially exposing sensitive internal services and data that are not directly accessible from outside the network. This could lead to unauthorized data access or facilitate lateral movement within the network, increasing the risk of data breaches or disruption of integrated services. The requirement for authentication somewhat limits the threat to insiders or compromised accounts, but given the integration platform's role, even limited access could be leveraged for substantial impact. Furthermore, the vulnerability could be exploited to bypass network segmentation or firewall rules, undermining network security architectures common in European enterprises. The absence of known exploits currently reduces immediate risk, but the medium severity score and the critical role of the affected product warrant prompt attention to prevent potential exploitation. Compliance with European data protection regulations such as GDPR also means that any data exposure resulting from this vulnerability could have legal and financial consequences.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #22OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Server Side Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245758 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 22 Sep 2025, 15:49 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-918

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