CVE-2024-38314
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 - Monitor Component 8.10, 8.11, and 9.0 could disclose information in the form of the hard-coded cryptographic key to an attacker that has compromised environment.
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 Monitor Component versions 8.10, 8.11, and 9.0 contains a hard-coded cryptographic key embedded in the application code or configuration. An attacker who has already compromised the environment can discover this key and potentially decrypt sensitive data or impersonate legitimate system communications.
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>= 8.10, < 8.10.15>= 8.11, < 8.11.12>= 9.0, < 9.0.4CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 installed IBM Maximo Application Suite versionAccess the IBM Maximo Administration Console or use the 'maximo version' command from the installation directory. Alternatively, check the 'about' section in the web UI or inspect the 'maximo.properties' configuration file typically located in the 'maximo/applications/maximo' directory.Affected if The installed version is 8.10.x before 8.10.15, 8.11.x before 8.11.12, or 9.0.x before 9.0.4.
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Verify if Monitor Component is deployedCheck the IBM Maximo Application Suite deployment configuration. In the admin console, navigate to the Manage Components section or inspect the 'monitor.ear' deployment descriptor in the application server (WebSphere or Liberty). The Monitor Component is typically deployed as a separate EAR or WAR file.Affected if The Monitor Component is installed and the base suite version falls within the affected range.
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Locate hard-coded cryptographic keys in Monitor Component configurationSearch within the Monitor Component deployment files for hard-coded key values. Inspect configuration files such as 'monitor-config.xml', 'security-config.properties', or 'ibmMaximoSecurity.xml' in the deployed EAR/WAR structure. Use grep to search for patterns like 'key=', 'cryptokey', 'encryptionKey', or base64-encoded strings that appear to be cryptographic keys.Affected if A static cryptographic key value is found hard-coded in any Monitor Component configuration or property file.
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Examine application code for embedded keysDecompile or inspect JAR files within the Monitor Component deployment (such as monitor.jar or related libraries). Search source code or decompiled classes for hard-coded byte arrays, strings, or constants that function as encryption keys. Look for patterns like 'private static final String KEY' or 'byte[] key' with literal values.Affected if A cryptographic key is found defined as a hard-coded literal in Monitor Component Java classes.
Your environment is affected if the Monitor Component is deployed and the IBM Maximo Application Suite version is 8.10.x before 8.10.15, 8.11.x before 8.11.12, or 9.0.x before 9.0.4, with hard-coded cryptographic keys present in configuration or code.
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.
dbcve · scoped8.10.158.11.129.0.4
Replace the hard-coded cryptographic key with a securely generated key stored in a proper secrets management system (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager). Rotate the compromised key, audit all systems using it for signs of compromise, and ensure keys are never hard-coded in future deployments.
8.10.15, 8.11.12, or 9.0.4 (depending on your current version branch)
- 1. Identify the current installed version of IBM Maximo Application Suite Monitor Component
- 2. If running 8.10.x: upgrade to version 8.10.15 or later
- 3. If running 8.11.x: upgrade to version 8.11.12 or later
- 4. If running 9.0.x: upgrade to version 9.0.4 or later
- 5. After upgrade, verify the Monitor Component is functioning correctly
- 6. Review system logs to confirm the hard-coded key has been removed/replaced
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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