Information disclosure in IBM License Metric Tool



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-26144
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM License Metric Tool
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU86810

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26144

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the Active Storage send a Set-Cookie header along with the user's session cookie when serving blobs. It also sets Cache-Control to public. Such cookie can be cached certain proxies and lead to information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM License Metric Tool: before 9.2.35

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7144239


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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