CVE-2023-43037Network attack vector

Unauthorized actions via client-side validation bypass

Published Apr 10, 2025 · Updated Aug 16, 2025

Client-side validation bypass in IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.11 and 9.0 allows remote authenticated users to perform unauthorized actions. IBM identifies bypassable client-side UI validation but does not disclose the affected request, parameter, or missing server-side check. A low-privileged account and network access are required; the reported impact is unauthorized modification, with no confidentiality loss or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Client-side validation bypass in IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.11 and 9.0 allows remote authenticated users to perform unauthorized actions. IBM identifies bypassable client-side UI validation but does not disclose the affected request, parameter, or missing server-side check. A low-privileged account and network access are required; the reported impact is unauthorized modification, with no confidentiality loss or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43037
Published
Apr 10, 2025
Updated
Aug 16, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
Maximo Application Suite
Classifications
CWE-20
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.11
  2. Affected versionversion=9.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Maximo Application Suiteversion=8.11; version=9.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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