IBM06FBD4D5E2F2CF4CA845EB7D845DF53D01619E2DDED68F08373FA140213E59E3Security Bulletin: There is a security vulnerability in Apache SOAP used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite (CVE-2022-40705)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
37.1%
Summary
There is a security vulnerability in Apache SOAP used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-40705
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache SOAP is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data, caused by a weakly configured XML parser in RPCRouterServlet. By using specially-crafted XML content in the configuration file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236814 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Product versions affected:
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Maximo Manage Application in IBM Maximo Application Suite | MAS 8.8-Manage 8.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:
| MAS | Manage Patch Fix or Release |
|---|---|
| 8.8 | 8.4.5 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available) |
| 8.9 | 8.5 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm maximo application suite | eq | 8.8.0 |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
37.1%