Change And Configuration Management DatabaseDatabase / datastore · Ibm

CVE-2012-0714

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-09-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management 6.2 through 7.5, as used in SmartCloud Control Desk, Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Tivoli Service Request Manager, Maximo Service Desk, and Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB), allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown 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 · moderate confidence

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management versions 6.2 through 7.5 and associated products. The flaw allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims by tricking authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests to the application.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers. For sensitive operations, require re-authentication or confirmation steps.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Change And Configuration Management DatabaseDatabase / datastore
Affected:= 6.0= 7.0
Maximo Asset ManagementApplication
Affected:= 6.2.0.0= 7.1.0.0= 7.5.0.0
Maximo Service DeskApplication
Affected:= 6.2
Smartcloud Control DeskApplication
Affected:= 7.0
Tivoli Asset Management For ItApplication
Affected:= 6.0= 6.2= 7.0= 7.1= 7.2
Tivoli Service Request ManagerApplication
Affected:= 7.0

CVSS 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
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed IBM product and version
    Locate the Maximo/CCMD/Smartcloud Control Desk/Tivoli installation and check the version. This is typically found in the About dialog, installation logs, or version.properties file in the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version matches the affected products: IBM Maximo Asset Management 6.2.x-7.5.x, IBM Change And Configuration Management Database 6.0 or 7.0, IBM Maximo Service Desk 6.2, IBM Smartcloud Control Desk 7.0, or IBM Tivoli Asset Management For IT 6.0-7.2, or IBM Tivoli Service Request Manage
  2. Confirm the product is accessible over network
    Verify the web interface is accessible. This is typically accessed via HTTP/HTTPS on application servers like WebSphere or Tomcat.
    Affected if The application is accessible and accepts HTTP requests from users.
  3. Determine if users are authenticated to the application
    Check if there are active user sessions and whether the application processes requests from authenticated users.
    Affected if The application allows authenticated users to perform state-changing actions (create, modify, delete records, etc.).

You are affected if you are running any of the listed IBM products at the specified versions and users can authenticate to submit requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers. For sensitive operations, require re-authentication or confirmation steps.

Fix this in Change And Configuration Management Database Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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