CVE-2015-5051

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 before 7.5.0.8 IF6 and 7.6 before 7.6.0.2 IF1 and Maximo Asset Management 7.5 before 7.5.0.8 IF6, 7.5.1, and 7.6 before 7.6.0.2 IF1 for SmartCloud Control Desk allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions on query results via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-01-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5051 is rated Low Risk (27.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5051

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% 0.14% -0.02%
2 2025-03-29 0.07% 0.16% +0.09%
3 2023-03-07 0.07%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5051

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-2015-5051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_asset_management_essentials 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_government 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_government:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_nuclear_power 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_nuclear_power:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_oil_and_gas 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_oil_and_gas:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_transportation 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_transportation:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_utilities 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_utilities:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm smartcloud_control_desk 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_control_desk:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm smartcloud_control_desk 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_control_desk:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5051

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