CVE-2016-8924 Cross-site scripting in Maximo Asset Management
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions in IBM Maximo Asset Management due to improper session invalidation, potentially leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8924?
CVE-2016-8924 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 26 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: 118537.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-8924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc8f-5c3c-gppm.