CVE-2022-46774
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 Manage Application 8.8.0 and 8.9.0 in the IBM Maximo Application Suite is vulnerable to incorrect default permissions which could give access to a user to actions that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 242953.
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 confidenceIBM Maximo Application Suite versions 8.8.0 and 8.9.0 contain incorrect default permissions that allow users to perform actions beyond their intended authorization level. This authorization bypass stems from misconfigured default role or permission settings in the Manage Application 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= 8.4.0= 8.5.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 IBM Maximo Application Suite installationLocate the Maximo installation directory or check system inventory for IBM Maximo Application Suite. Determine the exact version number installed.Affected if The installed version is 8.8.0 or 8.9.0 of IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Verify Manage Application component is configuredAccess the Maximo Administration workspace and confirm whether the Manage Application component is enabled or provisioned in the environment.Affected if Manage Application component is installed and active
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Inspect default role configurationsIn the Administration workspace, navigate to the Roles or Permissions configuration section. Review the default role assignments for newly created users or standard roles.Affected if Default roles grant permissions beyond the intended authorization level, or non-administrative users have elevated permissions
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Check user authorization boundariesCompare the actual permissions assigned to standard users against the expected baseline. Look for any roles that allow actions beyond the user's intended authorization level.Affected if Standard users can perform administrative or elevated actions that should be restricted
A user is affected if they are running Maximo Application Suite version 8.8.0 or 8.9.0 with the Manage Application component enabled, and default role configurations permit actions beyond the intended authorization level.
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 dataReview and correct default permission configurations in Maximo using the Administration workspace, and apply any available IBM patches for this vulnerability (refer to IBM X-Force ID 242953).
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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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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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