CVE-2025-1500
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 allows authenticated users to upload files with dangerous extensions that could be executed by other users. Attackers could potentially execute malicious code on the system. Only authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Maximo Application Suite
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data theft, or ransomware deployment
Likely Case
Malicious file execution within the application context, potentially leading to data exfiltration or lateral movement
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper file type validation and user privilege restrictions
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access and knowledge of file upload functionality
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply fix as per IBM Security Bulletin
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7230140
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review IBM Security Bulletin
2. Download and apply the appropriate fix
3. Restart Maximo Application Suite services
4. Verify the fix is applied
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file upload types
allConfigure application to only allow safe file types for upload
Implement file validation
allAdd server-side validation for uploaded file types and content
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict file type whitelisting for uploads
- Restrict user permissions to limit who can upload files
- Monitor file upload activities and audit logs
- Implement file scanning for uploaded content
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 without the security fix appliedCheck Version:
Check Maximo version through application interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify the fix version is installed and test file upload functionality with restricted file types📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file uploads
- Attempts to upload executable files
- Multiple failed upload attempts
- User uploading unusual file types
Network Indicators:
- Large file uploads to Maximo endpoints
- Uploads with executable file extensions
SIEM Query:
source="maximo" AND (event="file_upload" AND file_extension IN ("exe", "bat", "sh", "ps1", "jar"))