Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in Apache SOAP used by IBM Maximo Asset Management (CVE-2022-40705)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache SOAP used by IBM Maximo Asset Management.

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

This vulnerability affects the following versions of the IBM Maximo Asset Management core product. Older versions of Maximo Asset Management may be impacted. The recommended action is to update to the latest version.

Product versions affected:

• To determine the core product version, log in and view System Information. The core product version is the “Tivoli’s process automation engine” version. Please consult the Platform Matrix for a list of supported product combinations.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download the appropriate Interim Fix or Fix Pack from Fix Central and apply for each affected product as soon as possible. Please see below for information on the fixes available for each product, version, and release. Follow the installation instructions in the ‘readme’ documentation provided with each fix pack or interim fix.

For Maximo Asset Management 7.6:

Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 iFix:
7.6.1.2-TIV-MBS-IF029 or latest Interim Fix available

| FixCentral
7.6.1.3 |

Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.3 iFix:

7.6.1.3-TIV-MBS-IF004 or latest Interim Fix available

| FixCentral

Workarounds and Mitigations

None