Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU105112

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23184

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in CachedOutputStream instances allowing creation of enormous amount of temporary files. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 4.2.0.1 - 4.2.0.21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235078

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) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU98516

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6763

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in HttpURI. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 4.2.0.1 - 4.2.0.21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235078

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.

3) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU73970

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48285

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied in the loadAsync() method. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted ZIP archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 4.2.0.1 - 4.2.0.21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235078

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.

4) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU103290

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12801

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in SaxEventRecorder. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted configuration XML file to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 4.2.0.1 - 4.2.0.21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235078

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.

5) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU103289

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12798

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in JaninoEventEvaluator extension when handling environment variables. A local user can inject specially crafted data into environment variables and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 4.2.0.1 - 4.2.0.21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235078

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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