Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component

Published: 2024-02-02

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-40167 CVE-2023-36478
CWE-ID	CWE-444 CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM Maximo Application Suite Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU80791

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40167

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when handling the "+" character passed via the HTTP/1 header field. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite: before

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_maximo_application_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7114057

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU81726