Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in JavaScript affects IBM License Metric Tool v9 (CVE-2024-39338).

Summary

There is a vulnerability in JavaScript library (Axios) that is used by IBM License Metric Tool.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-39338
**DESCRIPTION:**Axios is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by a flaw with requests for path relative URLs get processed as protocol relative URLs. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/350874 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest ILMT Server version 9.2.37 or later using the following procedure:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool?topic=tool-upgrading-latest-version&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None