CVE-2016-9984 Command injection in Maximo Asset Management

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges on IBM Maximo Asset Management systems.

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-2016-9984?

CVE-2016-9984 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 13 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system as administrator. IBM X-Force ID: 120276.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9984?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2016-9984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Maximo Asset Management vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2r5j-6jhx-mmmr.

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