Account compromise via permissive default password policy
Published Feb 18, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024
Weak password requirements in IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 through 7.6.1.2 allow attackers to compromise user accounts. The standard policy permits six-character passwords, username reuse, unlimited repeated characters, no required character classes, and no expiration. The condition applies when Maximo manages authentication; an external directory instead controls password policy, and successful guessing grants the compromised account's existing access.
Summary
What happened
Weak password requirements in IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 through 7.6.1.2 allow attackers to compromise user accounts. The standard policy permits six-character passwords, username reuse, unlimited repeated characters, no required character classes, and no expiration. The condition applies when Maximo manages authentication; an external directory instead controls password policy, and successful guessing grants the compromised account's existing access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-38935
- Published
- Feb 18, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- IBM Maximo Asset Management
- Classifications
- T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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