IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component update for http-proxy-middleware

1) Improper error handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU101027

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21536

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an UnhandledPromiseRejection error thrown by micromatch. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted request to the application and crash the Node.js process.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component: before 8.6.26

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_maximo_application_suite_-_manage_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234592

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.