# CVE-2019-4446: Missing authorization in Maximo Asset Management

> Authenticated users can perform unauthorized actions by modifying request parameters in IBM Maximo Asset Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:N/PR:L/A:N/I:L/S:U/C:L/AC:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **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:** 17 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69xc-p83f-62p4

## What is CVE-2019-4446?

CVE-2019-4446 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 17 Apr 2020. 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 an authenticated user perform actions they are not authorized to by modifying request parameters. IBM X-Force ID: 163490.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4446?

It affects 19 products.


Products: Ibm Control Desk, Ibm Maximo Asset Configuration Manager, Ibm Maximo Asset Health Insights, Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo Asset Management Scheduler, Ibm Maximo Asset Management Scheduler Plus, Ibm Maximo Calibration, Ibm Maximo Enterprise Adapter, Ibm Maximo Equipment Maintenance Assistant On-Premises, Ibm Maximo for Aviation, Ibm Maximo for Life Sciences, Ibm Maximo for Nuclear Power, Ibm Maximo for Oil and Gas, Ibm Maximo for Service Providers, Ibm Maximo for Transportation, Ibm Maximo for Utilities, Ibm Maximo Linear Asset Manager, Ibm Maximo Network on Blockchain, Ibm Tivoli Integration Composer.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management

- [CVE-2020-4409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4409/): Open redirect in Maximo Asset Management (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2018-2028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2028/): Open redirect in Maximo Asset Management (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4644/): Cross-site scripting in Maximo Asset Management (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-4364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4364/): Code injection in Maximo Asset Management (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-20559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20559/): Cross-site scripting in Control Desk (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4446 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 17 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4446 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-2019-4446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4446

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4446/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.