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CVE-2014-4774

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-05-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the login page in IBM License Metric Tool 9 before 9.1.0.2 and Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis 9 before 9.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via vectors involving a FRAME element.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

CSRF vulnerability in the login page of IBM License Metric Tool 9 and Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis 9 (versions before 9.1.0.2). Attackers can exploit missing anti-CSRF protections on the login form by embedding it within a FRAME element, allowing hijacking of arbitrary user authentication sessions.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all login form submissions and upgrade to version 9.1.0.2 or later. Additionally, configure SameSite cookie attributes and validate the Origin/Referer headers to provide defense-in-depth.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Endpoint Manager FamilyApplication
Affected:= 9.0.1= 9.1.0
License Metric ToolApplication
Affected:= 9.0= 9.0.1= 9.1.0.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed product version
    Locate the installed version of IBM License Metric Tool or IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis using the product's built-in version information utility or system documentation
    Affected if The version matches any of these: License Metric Tool 9.0, 9.0.1, or 9.1.0.1; Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis 9.0.1 or 9.1.0
  2. Confirm version is below fixed release
    Compare the installed version number to the fixed release 9.1.0.2
    Affected if The installed version is below 9.1.0.2 and matches one of the affected versions listed above

If the installed IBM License Metric Tool or IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis version is 9.0, 9.0.1, or 9.1.0.x where x is 0 or 1, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability on the login page.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens on all login form submissions and upgrade to version 9.1.0.2 or later. Additionally, configure SameSite cookie attributes and validate the Origin/Referer headers to provide defense-in-depth.

Fix this in Endpoint Manager Family Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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