Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons BCEL used by IBM Maximo Asset Management (CVE-2022-42920)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons BCEL used by IBM Maximo Asset Management.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-42920
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons BCEL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an out-of-bounds write flaw in the APIs. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239562 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following versions of the IBM Maximo Asset Management core product. Older versions of Maximo Asset Management may be impacted. The recommended action is to update to the latest version.

Product versions affected:

• To determine the core product version, log in and view System Information. The core product version is the “Tivoli’s process automation engine” version. Please consult the Platform Matrix for a list of supported product combinations.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download the appropriate Interim Fix or Fix Pack from Fix Central and apply for each affected product as soon as possible. Please see below for information on the fixes available for each product, version, and release. Follow the installation instructions in the ‘readme’ documentation provided with each fix pack or interim fix.

For Maximo Asset Management 7.6:

Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.3 iFix:

7.6.1.3-TIV-MBS-IF008 or latest Interim Fix available

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FixCentral

** For 7.6.1.2-TIV-MBS-IF032 and 7.6.1.3-TIV-MBS-IF007, additional steps are required, follow the steps provided by IBM Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None