# CVE-2012-6356: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges in IBM Maximo Asset Management via import operations, requiring vendor patches.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g772-wxpp-x63p

## What is CVE-2012-6356?

CVE-2012-6356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 20 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5, Maximo Asset Management Essentials 7.5, and SmartCloud Control Desk 7.5 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors related to an import operation.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6356?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Ibm Smartcloud Control Desk.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management

- [CVE-2020-4493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4493/): Auth bypass in Maximo Asset Management (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1175/): SQL injection in Maximo Asset Management (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4521/): Deserialization in Maximo Asset Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1524/): Hardcoded credentials in Maximo Asset Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1414/): SQL injection in Maximo Asset Management (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 20 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Maximo Asset Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6356

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