XML External Entity injection in IBM Maximo Application Suite - CVE-2024-27266
Published: March 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87609
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27266
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code 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.
Affected software
IBM Maximo Application Suite
IBM Maximo Asset Management
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component
IBM Maximo Asset Management
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27266
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Maximo Application Suite - addressed in versions 8.10.11, 8.11.8
IBM Maximo Asset Management - update to 7.6.1.3.15
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component - addressed in versions 8.6.11, 8.7.6
IBM Maximo Asset Management - update to 7.6.1.3.15
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component - addressed in versions 8.6.11, 8.7.6