CVE-2011-4816
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the KPI component in IBM Maximo Asset Management and Asset Management Essentials 6.2, 7.1, and 7.5; IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT 6.2, 7.1, and 7.2; IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager 7.1 and 7.2; IBM Maximo Service Desk 6.2; and IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) 6.2, 7.1, and 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the KPI component of IBM Maximo Asset Management and related products (Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Service Request Manager, Service Desk, CCMDB) versions 6.2 through 7.5. Allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in the KPI reporting/analytics component.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.2= 7.1= 7.5= 6.2= 7.1= 7.5= 6.2= 7.1= 7.2= 7.1= 7.2= 6.2= 6.2= 7.1= 7.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed product and versionLocate the version information for your IBM Maximo or related product. This is typically accessible via the system About page, system properties, or administration console. Determine if the product is Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Service Request Manager, Maximo Service Desk, or Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database.Affected if The installed version matches 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, or 7.5 for any of the affected products listed in the CVE
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Verify the KPI component is enabledCheck whether the KPI (Key Performance Indicator) reporting or analytics module is enabled in your Maximo installation. This may be visible in the system configuration, module list, or application launcher.Affected if The KPI component is present and enabled in the system
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Confirm remote authenticated access is possibleReview whether the system allows remote user authentication and network access to the KPI functionality. Check if remote users can authenticate and access the KPI reporting interface.Affected if Remote authenticated users can access the KPI component over the network
Your environment is affected if you are running any of the listed products at versions 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, or 7.5 with the KPI component enabled and accessible to remote authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM security patches for the affected products. Until patches are available, restrict network access to the KPI component to authorized users only and implement web application firewall rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-4816 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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