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CVE-2020-4521

Published: Sep 15, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-502
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
6.5%
Top 6.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in Java. By sending specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 182396.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
Maximo Asset ManagementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
IBM Maximo Asset ManagementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182396
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6332587
ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6332587
ibm.com
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