CVE-2020-4409 Open redirect in Maximo Asset Management

Medium 6.8 Published 16 Sep 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via tabnabbing, potentially stealing sensitive information or compromising accounts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4409?

CVE-2020-4409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 16 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using a tabnabbing attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 179537.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4409?

It affects 20 products.

Products include 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 and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4409?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Maximo Asset Management vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm32-rj9g-9ffc.