IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 173308.
- Published
- Apr 17, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 50th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
21
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · ibm
- 5.4
- agree
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:R/AV:N/A:N/AC:L/C:L/I:L/S:C/RC:C/RL:O/E:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | control desk | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_desk |
| ibm | maximo asset configuration manager | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_configuration_manager |
| ibm | maximo asset health insights | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_health_insights |
| ibm | maximo asset management | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management |
| ibm | maximo asset management scheduler | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_scheduler |
| ibm | maximo asset management scheduler plus | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_scheduler_plus |
| ibm | maximo calibration | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_calibration |
| ibm | maximo enterprise adapter | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_enterprise_adapter |
| ibm | maximo equipment maintenance assistant | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_equipment_maintenance_assistant |
| ibm | maximo for aviation | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_aviation |
| ibm | maximo for life sciences | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_life_sciences |
| ibm | maximo for nuclear power | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_nuclear_power |
and 8 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm control desk7.6.1
- ibm control desk7.6.1.1
- ibm maximo asset configuration manager7.6.6
- ibm maximo asset configuration manager7.6.7
- ibm maximo asset configuration manager7.6.7.1
- ibm maximo asset health insights7.6.1
- ibm maximo asset health insights7.6.1.1
- ibm maximo asset management7.6.1.1
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler7.6.7
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler7.6.7.1
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler7.6.7.3
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler plus7.6.7
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler plus7.6.7.1
- ibm maximo asset management scheduler plus7.6.7.3
- ibm maximo calibration7.6
- ibm maximo enterprise adapter7.6
- ibm maximo enterprise adapter7.6.1
- ibm maximo equipment maintenance assistantall versions
- ibm maximo for aviation7.6.6
- ibm maximo for aviation7.6.7
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM Maximo Asset Management
- 7.6affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-4409IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using a tabnabbing attack.32Monitor
- CVE-2018-2028IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 could allow a an authenticated user to replace a target page with a phishing site which could allow the atta26Monitor
- CVE-2019-4644IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.24Monitor
- CVE-2022-22330IBM Control Desk 7.6.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the HTTPOnly flag.21Monitor
- CVE-2021-20559IBM Control Desk 7.6.1.2 and 7.6.1.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.21Monitor
- CVE-2019-4446IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6 could allow an authenticated user perform actions they are not authorized to by modifying request parameters21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.