CVE-2024-22328: ibm maximo application suite Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-22328 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm maximo application suite. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-04-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.10 and 8.11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 279950.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.