CVE-2025-2898
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 allows authenticated attackers to escalate their privileges due to misconfigured Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings. Attackers with some initial access can gain higher-level permissions than intended. Organizations running Maximo Application Suite 9.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Maximo Application Suite
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An authenticated attacker could gain administrative privileges, potentially accessing sensitive data, modifying configurations, or disrupting operations.
Likely Case
Attackers with legitimate user accounts could elevate privileges to access restricted functions or data they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
With proper RBAC configuration review and least privilege principles, impact would be limited to authorized access levels.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access and knowledge of RBAC misconfigurations.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply fix as per IBM advisory
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232050
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review IBM advisory at provided URL. 2. Apply recommended security configuration updates. 3. Restart Maximo Application Suite services. 4. Verify RBAC configurations are properly set.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Review and tighten RBAC configurations
allManually review all role assignments and permissions to ensure least privilege principles are followed
Implement strict access controls
allLimit user access to only necessary functions and regularly audit permission assignments
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate Maximo systems from critical infrastructure
- Enhance monitoring of user privilege changes and access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running IBM Maximo Application Suite version 9.0 and review RBAC configuration settingsCheck Version:
Check Maximo version through administration console or system propertiesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify RBAC configurations follow least privilege principles and test user permissions📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation attempts
- Users accessing functions outside their normal roles
- RBAC configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- Unauthorized access patterns to administrative endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="maximo" AND (event_type="privilege_escalation" OR user_role_changed="true")