Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerability With Maximo Asset Management

Summary

Smarter Infrastructure Products - Potential cross-site scripting vulnerability when using Maximo Asset Management and SmartCloud Control Desk products.

Vulnerability Details

**CVE IDs:**CVE-2013-5402

DESCRIPTION:

Affected Products and Versions

AFFECTED PRODUCTS:

· Maximo Asset Management 7.5, 7.1

· Maximo Asset Management Essentials 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Government 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Nuclear Power 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Transportation 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Life Sciences 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Oil and Gas 7.5, 7.1
· Maximo for Utilities 7.5, 7.1
· SmartCloud Control Desk 7.5
· Tivoli Asset Management for IT 7.2, 7.1
· Tivoli Service Request Manager 7.2, 7.1
· Change and Configuration Management Database 7.2, 7.1

It is likely that earlier unsupported versions are also affected by these vulnerabilities. Remediation is not provided for product versions that are no longer supported. IBM recommends that customers running unsupported versions upgrade to the latest supported version of products in order to obtain remediation for the vulnerabilities.

Remediation/Fixes

_VENDOR FIXES: _
The recommended solution is to download the appropriate Interim Fix or Fix Pack from Fix Central (What is 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, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Maximo for Government, Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas, and Maximo for Utilities:

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, IBM strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Until you apply the fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by restricting network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from unprivileged users may help reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break application functionality, so IBM strongly recommends that customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the underlying problem.

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*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Flash. _
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Pen Test Partners.

Change History

13 Dec 2013| Flash published
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CROSS REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Related Information

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*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an “industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response.” IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ““AS IS”” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. In addition to other efforts to address potential vulnerabilities, IBM periodically updates the record of components contained in our product offerings. As part of that effort, if IBM identifies previously unidentified packages in a product/service inventory, we address relevant vulnerabilities regardless of CVE date. Inclusion of an older CVEID does not demonstrate that the referenced product has been used by IBM since that date, nor that IBM was aware of a vulnerability as of that date. We are making clients aware of relevant vulnerabilities as we become aware of them. “Affected Products and Versions” referenced in IBM Security Bulletins are intended to be only products and versions that are supported by IBM and have not passed their end-of-support or warranty date. Thus, failure to reference unsupported or extended-support products and versions in this Security Bulletin does not constitute a determination by IBM that they are unaffected by the vulnerability. Reference to one or more unsupported versions in this Security Bulletin shall not create an obligation for IBM to provide fixes for any unsupported or extended-support products or versions.

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