CVE-2015-5017 Auth bypass in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions and establish sessions using expired passwords in IBM Maximo Asset Management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5017?
CVE-2015-5017 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 3 Jan 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1 through 7.1.1.13, 7.5.0 before 7.5.0.8 IFIX005, and 7.6.0 before 7.6.0.2 IFIX002; Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0 before 7.5.0.8 IFIX005, 7.5.1, and 7.6.0 before 7.6.0.2 IFIX002 for SmartCloud Control Desk; and Maximo Asset Management 7.1 through 7.1.1.13 and 7.2 for Tivoli IT Asset Management for IT and certain other products allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and establish a login session by entering an expired password.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5017?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Ibm Change and Configuration Management Database, Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Ibm Maximo for Energy Optimization, Ibm Maximo for Government, Ibm Maximo for Life Sciences and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-5017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvch-r9r8-hvpx.