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CVE-2018-1524

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 through 7.6.3 installs with a default administrator account that a remote intruder could

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 through 7.6.3 installs with a default administrator account that a remote intruder could use to gain administrator access to the system. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4966. IBM X-Force ID: 142116.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00373
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
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Affected Products & Versions

8
ibm maximo asset management>= 7.6.0.0 and <= 7.6.3.0
ibm maximo for aviationall versions
ibm maximo for life sciencesall versions
ibm maximo for nuclear powerall versions
ibm maximo for oil and gasall versions
ibm maximo for transportationall versions
ibm maximo for utilitiesall versions
ibm smartcloud control deskall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@us.ibm.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Aug 2018 · 03:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142116VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017452PatchVendor Advisory
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