Command injection in IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure in Maximo Application Suite

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU89655

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25908

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation by the devInstall function. A local user can send a specially-crafted request to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure: before 8.5.0

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6966892

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.