Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-27904

CSRF in Ibm Db2 Recovery Expert 5.5.0

CSRF
Published
17 February 2026
Modified
26 February 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0011 2th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-27904 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Recovery Expert. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SC-23 (Session Authenticity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user…

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that the website trusts.

CWE(s)
CWE-352

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

ibm
db2 recovery expert
5.5.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • SC-23 Session Authenticity
  • IA-11 Re-authentication
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.3.2
  • V3.5.1
  • V10.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match
prevent

Directly enforces that every HTTP request must carry a valid, application-generated authorization token rather than relying solely on ambient session cookies, blocking forged CSRF requests.

SC-23 Session Authenticity good match
prevent

Protects session authenticity by binding requests to cryptographically verifiable session identifiers or anti-CSRF tokens, preventing an attacker from replaying a trusted user’s session context.

IA-11 Re-authentication partial match
prevent

Requires re-authentication or additional confirmation before executing sensitive recovery actions, breaking the automated, single-click nature of CSRF exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require anti-CSRF controls such as tokens or SameSite attributes.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.23 Web filtering partial match
mitigates

By denying access to phishing or malicious sites, the control lowers the likelihood that a user will be tricked into submitting a forged request that performs an unintended action on another site.

A.5.7 Threat intelligence none match
none

Contextual intelligence about emerging CSRF toolkits can be translated into updated anti-CSRF token or same-site policy configurations across applications.

References