CVE-2015-5016

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6; Maximo Asset Management Essentials 7.1 and 7.5; Control Desk 7.5 and 7.6; Tivoli Asset Management for IT 7.1 and 7.2; and certain other IBM products allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary ticket worklog entries via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 106460.

Published: 2018-03-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5016 is rated Low Risk (26.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5016

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.16% 0.10% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.08% 0.16% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm maximo_asset_management 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_asset_management 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_asset_management 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_asset_management_essentials 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_asset_management_essentials 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_energy_optimization 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_energy_optimization:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_aviation 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_aviation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_government 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_government:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_government 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_government:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_nuclear_power 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_nuclear_power:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_nuclear_power 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_nuclear_power:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_transportation 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_transportation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_transportation 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_transportation:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_transportation 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_transportation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_life_sciences 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_life_sciences:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_life_sciences 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_life_sciences:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_life_sciences 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_life_sciences:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_oil_and_gas 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_oil_and_gas:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_oil_and_gas 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_oil_and_gas:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_utilities 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_utilities:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_utilities 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_utilities:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm control_desk 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_desk:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm control_desk 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_desk:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_asset_management_for_it 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_asset_management_for_it:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_asset_management_for_it 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_asset_management_for_it:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_service_request_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_service_request_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_service_request_manager 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_service_request_manager:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm change_and_configuration_management_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:change_and_configuration_management_database:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm change_and_configuration_management_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:change_and_configuration_management_database:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5016

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