Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) on IBM Flex System, NeXtScale, System x3xxx, and System x iDataPlex systems might allow remote authen

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• ibm integrated management module firmware3.50
• ibm integrated management module firmware3.55
• ibm integrated management module firmware3.56
• ibm integrated management module firmware3.65
• ibm integrated management module firmware3.67

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2014-0881The TPM on Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) on IBM Flex System x222 servers with firmware 1.00 through 3.56 allows remote attackers to
  30Monitor
• CVE-2014-0860The firmware before 3.66E in IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM), the firmware before 1.43 in IBM Integrated Management Module
  20Monitor

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.