VulnerabilityPublished 20 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-36115: IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0 · Session Fixation

Affects IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% 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 20 Jan 2026
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 or the CVSS exploit maturity 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
IBMSterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0	Affected >=5.2.0.00 <=5.2.0.12	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (2)

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectexpress_adapter_for_sterling_b2b_integrator_520:5.2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectexpress_adapter_for_sterling_b2b_integrator_520:5.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-suggested

Implement strict session management policies: Ensure that session IDs are invalidated immediately after logout or privilege escalation events.
Monitor and audit session activities to detect anomalies such as session reuse or multiple concurrent sessions from different IP addresses.
Restrict access to the Sterling Connect:Express Adapter interface to trusted networks and users using network segmentation and firewall rules.
Apply the principle of least privilege to users interacting with the system to limit the potential impact of compromised sessions.
Regularly update and patch IBM Sterling products as soon as official fixes become available.
Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of session hijacking leading to unauthorized access.
Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments focused on session management controls within the B2B integration environment.
Engage with IBM support to obtain any interim patches or recommended configuration changes to mitigate session fixation risks.

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0.00 through 5.2.0.12 does not disallow the session id after use which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of B2B integration processes that rely on IBM Sterling Connect:Express Adapter. Exploitation could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users, potentially accessing sensitive business data, altering transaction flows, or disrupting automated business communications. This can lead to financial losses, regulatory non-compliance (especially under GDPR due to data breaches), and reputational damage. Organizations in sectors such as finance, manufacturing, logistics, and telecommunications that depend heavily on secure B2B integrations are particularly vulnerable. The medium severity indicates that while the vulnerability is not trivially exploitable by unauthenticated attackers, the consequences of exploitation are significant enough to warrant urgent attention. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as threat actors may develop exploits over time.

CWE-384Session Fixation (opens in a new tab)
Compound weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.
Architecture and Design
Invalidate any existing session identifiers prior to authorizing a new user session.
Architecture and Design
For platforms such as ASP that do not generate new values for sessionid cookies, utilize a secondary cookie. In this approach, set a secondary cookie on the user's browser to a random value and set a session variable to the same value.
Operation · Firewall
Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Session Management (opens in a new tab)
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V3.2.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Session Credential Falsification through Forging (opens in a new tab)
Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens (opens in a new tab)
Session Credential Falsification through Prediction (opens in a new tab)
Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257244 (opens in a new tab)

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Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

CPE configurations (2)

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 20 Jan 2026, 15:51 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-384

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