CVE-2019-4430 Path traversal in Maximo Asset Management
Remote attackers can traverse directories via crafted URLs to view arbitrary files 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-2019-4430?
CVE-2019-4430 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 17 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 162887.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-4430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6r7-3v7p-vxf9.