CVE-2025-36351 (GCVE-0-2025-36351)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-29 14:27 – Updated: 2025-09-29 15:04
VLAI?
Title
IBM License Metric Tool bypass security
Summary
IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.0 through 9.2.40
could allow an authenticated user to bypass access controls in the REST API interface and perform unauthorized actions.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| IBM | License Metric Tool |
Affected:
9.2.0 , ≤ 9.2.40
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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