Maximo Application SuiteApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-35145

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-25
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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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0.0 - Monitor Component is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

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

IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0.0 Monitor Component contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the Web UI, potentially enabling credential disclosure within trusted user sessions.

MitigationImplement robust input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data in the Monitor Component, and configure Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

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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
Maximo Application SuiteApplication
Affected:= 9.0

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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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

  1. Identify IBM Maximo Application Suite installation
    Search for Maximo installation directories (commonly under /opt/ibm or C:\ibm\maximo), check for running processes named 'maximo' or 'MAS', or look for Maximo-related services
    Affected if IBM Maximo Application Suite is not found on the system - not applicable
  2. Confirm installed version matches 9.0
    Check version files in the installation directory, examine the about/version page in the Maximo web UI, or run: psql -c "SELECT version FROM maximo.version" if database access is available
    Affected if Installed version is exactly 9.0 - this matches the affected version range (= 9.0)
  3. Verify Monitor Component is present
    Access Maximo admin console and check enabled components, or examine configuration files (like maximo.properties or ibmcloud.properties) for 'monitor' or 'Monitor' entries
    Affected if Monitor Component is installed and enabled - this component contains the vulnerable Web UI where XSS can be injected
  4. Check for XSS indicators in application logs
    Search Maximo logs (under logs/ directory) for suspicious script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handlers like onload/onerror in user input fields
    Affected if Unusual script tags or JavaScript payloads appear in logs - may indicate exploitation attempts

A system is affected if IBM Maximo Application Suite version 9.0 is installed with the Monitor Component enabled, as this is the specific configuration where the stored XSS vulnerability in the Monitor Component Web UI can be triggered.

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 robust input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data in the Monitor Component, and configure Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

Fix this in Maximo Application Suite Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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