Security Bulletin: IBM Maximo Asset Management and the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite are vulnerable to Host Header Injection (CVE-2021-29854)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Maximo Asset Management and the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite are vulnerable to Host header injection.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-29854
DESCRIPTION: IBM Maximo Asset Management is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject HTTP HOST header, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205680 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following versions of the IBM Maximo Asset Management core product and IBM Maximo Manage Application in IBM Maximo Application Suite. Older versions of Maximo Asset Management may be impacted. The recommended action is to update to the latest version.

Product versions affected:

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Maximo Asset Management	7.6.1.1
IBM Maximo Asset Management	7.6.1.2
Maximo Manage Application in IBM Maximo Application Suite	MAS 8.7-Manage 8.3

* To determine the core product version, log in and view System Information. The core product version is the "Tivoli's process automation engine" version. Please consult the Platform Matrix for a list of supported product combinations.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download the appropriate Interim Fix or Fix Pack from Fix Central (What is Fix Central?) and apply for each affected product as soon as possible. Please see below for information on the fixes available for each product, version, and release. Follow the installation instructions in the ‘readme’ documentation provided with each fix pack or interim fix.

For Maximo Asset Management 7.6:

VRM	Fix Pack, Feature Pack, or Interim Fix	Download
7.6.1.2	Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 iFix: 7.6.1.2-TIV-MBS-IF020 or latest Interim Fix available	FixCentral
7.6.1.1	Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 iFix: 7.6.1.1-TIV-MBS-IF020 or latest Interim Fix available	FixCentral

For IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:

First upgrade to Maximo Application Suite version 8.7.2 and then from the Catalog select Update Available for Manage 8.3.1.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

02 May 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Maximo Asset Management and the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite are vulnerable to Host Header Injection (CVE-2021-29854)