VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1524
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.87% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Affected
- ibm/maximo asset management · ibm/maximo for aviation · ibm/maximo for life sciences · ibm/maximo for nuclear power · ibm/maximo for oil and gas · ibm/maximo for transportation · ibm/maximo for utilities · ibm/smartcloud control desk
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142116VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017452Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142116VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017452Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.