CVE-2016-9977
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to hijack a user's session, caused by the failure to invalidate an existing session identifier.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to hijack a user's session, caused by the failure to invalidate an existing session identifier. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to another user's session. IBM X-Force ID: 120253.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/maximo asset management · ibm/maximo asset management essentials
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003981Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120253VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003981Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120253VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.