CVE-2023-32332
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 Application Suite 8.9, 8.10 and IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2, 7.6.1.3 are vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 255072.
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 8.9-8.10 and Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2-7.6.1.3 are vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker can inject malicious HTML code that executes in a victim's browser within the security context of the hosting site, potentially enabling session hijacking, phishing, or defacement.
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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= 8.9= 8.10= 7.6.1.2= 7.6.1.3CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 installed Maximo productCheck whether IBM Maximo Application Suite or IBM Maximo Asset Management is deployed in your environment. Look at installation directories, documentation, or admin consoles to confirm the product name.Affected if The product is IBM Maximo Application Suite or IBM Maximo Asset Management
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Determine Maximo Application Suite versionIf Maximo Application Suite is installed, check the installed version through the admin UI or by querying the system configuration. Typical locations include the admin console or version information file in the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.9 or 8.10
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Determine Maximo Asset Management versionIf Maximo Asset Management is installed, check the installed version through the administration menu or by viewing the system information. Access Maximo and navigate to the system information or version display area.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.6.1.2 or 7.6.1.3
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Verify web interface exposureConfirm whether the Maximo web interface is accessible to users or external systems. Check network configuration and access controls for the Maximo application URLs.Affected if The web interface is accessible and accepts user-supplied input in web forms or parameters
You are affected if IBM Maximo Application Suite version 8.9 or 8.10, or IBM Maximo Asset Management version 7.6.1.2 or 7.6.1.3 is installed and the web interface is accessible.
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-provided patches for this vulnerability. Implement output encoding and input validation for user-supplied content, and consider Content Security Policy headers to mitigate HTML injection risks.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32332 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.
- 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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