Security Bulletin: VMware Tanzu Spring for Apache Kafka is vulnerable to CVE-2023-34040 used in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component

2023-09-2618:33:14

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ibm maximo application suite

monitor component

vmware tanzu spring

apache kafka

cve-2023-34040

arbitrary code execution

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

12.7%

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Summary

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component uses VMware Tanzu Spring for Apache Kafka which is vulnerable to CVE-2023-34040.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-34040
**DESCRIPTION:**VMware Tanzu Spring for Apache Kafka could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By using a specially crafted configuration, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264439 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component	8.10.4

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)	Fixpack Version(s)
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component	8.10.5 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

ibmmaximo_application_suiteMatch8.9

ibmmaximo_application_suiteMatch8.10

VendorProductVersionCPE
ibmmaximo_application_suite8.9cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibmmaximo_application_suite8.10cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
ibm	maximo_application_suite	8.9	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.9:::::::*
ibm	maximo_application_suite	8.10	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10:::::::*