Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU82033

Information Exposure Through an Error Message in IBM Maximo Asset Management - CVE-2021-38924

Published: October 16, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82033

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38924

CWE-ID: CWE-209

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability occurs when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Affected software

IBM Maximo Asset Management
Maximo Manage Application in IBM Maximo Application Suite

How to mitigate CVE-2021-38924

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Maximo Asset Management - addressed in versions 7.6.1.1.22, 7.6.1.2.0.23, 7.6.1.3.0.3

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