CVE-2014-6140

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager Mobile Device Management (MDM) before 9.0.60100 uses the same secret HMAC token across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted marshalled Ruby objects in cookies to (1) Enrollment and Apple iOS Management Extender, (2) Self-service portal, (3) Trusted Services provider, or (4) Admin Portal.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager Mobile Device Management: through 9.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129349/IBM-Endpoint-Manager-For-Mobile-Devices-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/3
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691701
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534131/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71424
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031306
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2014-012/-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-in-ibm-endpoint-manager-mobile-device-management-components
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129349/IBM-Endpoint-Manager-For-Mobile-Devices-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/3
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691701
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534131/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71424

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