CVE-2016-0393
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 · uneditedIBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 before 7.5.0.10-TIV-MBS-IFIX002 and 7.6 before 7.6.0.5-TIV-MAMMT-FP001 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive URL information by reading log files.
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 confidenceIBM Maximo Asset Management versions 7.5 before 7.5.0.10-TIV-MBS-IFIX002 and 7.6 before 7.6.0.5-TIV-MAMMT-FP001 contains a vulnerability where log files expose sensitive URL information to remote attackers. An unauthenticated remote attacker can read these log files to obtain potentially sensitive URL data such as session tokens, query parameters, or internal application paths.
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= 7.5.0.0= 7.5.0.1= 7.5.0.2= 7.5.0.3= 7.5.0.4= 7.5.0.5= 7.5.0.6= 7.5.0.7= 7.5.0.8= 7.5.0.9= 7.5.0.10= 7.6.0.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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 Maximo versionLocate the Maximo system information or about screen in the administration interface, or check version files in the installation directory to confirm the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.10 or 7.6.0.0, which fall within the affected ranges
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Locate the Maximo log filesFind the directory where Maximo stores its application logs, typically within the installation root or logs folderAffected if Log files are present and readable by the application server process
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Inspect log file contents for sensitive URL dataOpen the log files and search for entries containing URL patterns with query parameters, session identifiers, or authentication tokensAffected if Log files contain full URLs with sensitive parameters such as session IDs, passwords, tokens, or other query string values that should not be exposed
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Check file permissions on log directoriesReview the file system permissions on the log directory to determine if unauthorized users or processes can read the log filesAffected if Log directory permissions allow read access for users other than the Maximo service account or administrator
A user is affected if their installed version is 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.10 or 7.6.0.0 AND the log files contain sensitive URL information such as session tokens or query parameters.
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 the vendor-supplied IFIX patches (7.5.0.10-TIV-MBS-IFIX002 for v7.5 or 7.6.0.5-TIV-MAMMT-FP001 for v7.6). Additionally, restrict access to log directories and ensure proper file permissions are in place to prevent unauthorized read access.
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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-2016-0393 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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