Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons Net used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite (CVE-2021-37533)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons Net used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-37533
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Net could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue with the FTP client trusts the host from PASV response by default. By persuading a victim to connect to specially-crafted server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about services running on the private network, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241253 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

MAS 8.8.0 - Manage 8.4.0

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component |

MAS 8.9.0 - Manage 8.5

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:

Upgrade to Manage 8.5.5 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None