CVE-2015-2029

Session fixation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale 7.1.0 before 7.1.0.3 and 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via a session identifier.

Published: 2015-10-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2029 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2029

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.25% 1.21% +0.96%
2 2025-03-30 0.29% 0.25% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.29%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2029

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2029

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-2029

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html">CWE-384: Session Fixation</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2029

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2029

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