A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability exists in IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5, 7.1, and 6.2, when WebSeal with Basic Authentication is used, due to a failure to invalidate the authentication session, which could let a malicious user obtain unauthorized access.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change_and_configuration_management_database | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Change_and_configuration_management_database | Ibm | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management_essentials | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management_essentials | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_asset_management_essentials | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_government | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_government | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_government | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_life_sciences | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_life_sciences | Ibm | 6.4 (including) | 6.4 (including) |
| Maximo_for_life_sciences | Ibm | 6.5 (including) | 6.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_life_sciences | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_life_sciences | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_nuclear_power | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_nuclear_power | Ibm | 6.3 (including) | 6.3 (including) |
| Maximo_for_nuclear_power | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_nuclear_power | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_oil_and_gas | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_oil_and_gas | Ibm | 6.3 (including) | 6.3 (including) |
| Maximo_for_oil_and_gas | Ibm | 6.4 (including) | 6.4 (including) |
| Maximo_for_oil_and_gas | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_oil_and_gas | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_transportation | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_transportation | Ibm | 6.3 (including) | 6.3 (including) |
| Maximo_for_transportation | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_transportation | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_for_utilities | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Maximo_for_utilities | Ibm | 6.3 (including) | 6.3 (including) |
| Maximo_for_utilities | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Maximo_for_utilities | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Maximo_service_desk | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Smartcloud_control_desk | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| Tivoli_asset_management_for_it | Ibm | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Tivoli_asset_management_for_it | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Tivoli_asset_management_for_it | Ibm | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Tivoli_service_request_manager | Ibm | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Tivoli_service_request_manager | Ibm | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62685
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77920?_ga=2.229912220.1881683942.1582039056-713214152.1572980240
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/235239
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62685
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77920?_ga=2.229912220.1881683942.1582039056-713214152.1572980240
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/235239