CVE-2016-8924
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 7.1, 7.5 and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to hijack a user's session, caused by the failure to invalidate an existing session identifier. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to another user's session. IBM X-Force ID: 118537.
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 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6 contain a session fixation/hijacking vulnerability where the application fails to properly invalidate existing session identifiers. This allows a remote attacker to obtain or predict a valid session ID and use it to impersonate a legitimate user, gaining unauthorized access to that user's session and account.
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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= 7.1= 7.5= 7.6CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 if IBM Maximo Asset Management is installedLocate Maximo installation directories or check system inventory for IBM Maximo Asset Management softwareAffected if IBM Maximo Asset Management is present on the system
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Determine the installed Maximo versionCheck the Maximo version information through the system about section, version file, or administrative consoleAffected if The installed version is exactly 7.1, 7.5, or 7.6
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Verify session ID regeneration on authenticationReview session management configuration or logs to determine if a new session ID is generated when a user authenticates. This can be done by examining application server session configuration files or testing the authentication flow to observe if the session ID changes after login.Affected if The application does not generate a new session ID after successful authentication (session fixation vulnerability present)
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Confirm session invalidation on logoutTest the logout functionality by authenticating, then logging out, and attempting to reuse the previous session ID to access protected resourcesAffected if The previous session ID remains valid after user logs out (session not properly invalidated)
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Check session timeout enforcementReview application or application server session timeout settings and verify that idle sessions are terminated after the configured periodAffected if Sessions do not expire after a reasonable timeout period, allowing long-lived session IDs to be exploited
You are affected if IBM Maximo Asset Management version 7.1, 7.5, or 7.6 is installed AND the application does not implement proper session ID regeneration on authentication, session invalidation on logout, or session timeouts.
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 IBM fix for this vulnerability (consult IBM support/patch database for APAR numbers), which should implement proper session invalidation including generating new session IDs upon authentication, invalidating sessions on logout, and enforcing session timeouts. Additionally, implement complementary controls such as IP binding for sessions and HTTPS-only session cookies.
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