[fiori-tools-proxy] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'status') when working behind corporate network with proxy

When using the UI5 tooling package in a corporate network environment which require proxy to access internet, the tool failed to run any UI5 project, as there seems to be a bug inside the function 'isUI5VersionRemoved' in the module 'fiori-tools-proxy'. The root cause seems to be that the axios client call didn't using the proxy configuration from the system, thus the call will fail without any response status code.

async function isUI5VersionRemoved(ui5Version) {
  if (ui5Version && !isNaN(parseFloat(ui5Version))) {
    try {
      const response = await import_axios.default.get(`${import_ux_ui5_info.UI5Info.OfficialUrl}/${ui5Version}/resources/sap-ui-core.js`);
      return response.status === 404;
    } catch (err) {
      // BUG - If Axios call failed, the err.response is undefined.
      return err.response.status === 404;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

Currently the workaround would be to either switching to "@sap/ux-ui5-tooling" release "1.7.0", or manually modify the code in module '@sap\ux-ui5-tooling\dist\middlewares\fiori-tools-proxy.js':

async function isUI5VersionRemoved(ui5Version) {
  if (ui5Version && !isNaN(parseFloat(ui5Version))) {
    try {
      const response = await import_axios.default.get(`${import_ux_ui5_info.UI5Info.OfficialUrl}/${ui5Version}/resources/sap-ui-core.js`);
      return response.status === 404;
    } catch (err) {
      if (err.response && 'status' in err.response) {
        return err.response.status === 404;
      }
      return false;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

Expected Behavior

When using command 'npm run start' should be able to start and run the UI5 project.

Current Behavior

When using command 'npm run start', we get the error from console:

Error Message: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'status')

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

Generate a new UI5 project, either freestyle or Fiori elements will be able to reproduce the issue
Run 'npm run start' to start the project

Context

UI5 Module Version (output of ui5 --version when using the CLI): 2.14.14
Node.js Version: v18.12.0
npm Version: 8.19.2
OS/Platform: Windows 10

Log Output / Stack Trace

Stack Trace:
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'status')
    at isUI5VersionRemoved (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@sap\ux-ui5-tooling\dist\middlewares\fiori-tools-proxy.js:110445:27)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)   
    at async getUI5Config (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@sap\ux-ui5-tooling\dist\middlewares\fiori-tools-proxy.js:110659:9)
    at async module.exports (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@sap\ux-ui5-tooling\dist\middlewares\fiori-tools-proxy.js:110713:50)
    at async MiddlewareManager.addMiddleware (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@ui5\cli\node_modules\@ui5\server\lib\middleware\MiddlewareManager.js:89:16)
    at async MiddlewareManager.addCustomMiddleware (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@ui5\cli\node_modules\@ui5\server\lib\middleware\MiddlewareManager.js:237:4)
    at async MiddlewareManager.applyMiddleware (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@ui5\cli\node_modules\@ui5\server\lib\middleware\MiddlewareManager.js:38:3)
    at async Object.serve (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@ui5\cli\node_modules\@ui5\server\lib\server.js:166:3)
    at async serve.handler (C:\Users\XXXXX\projects\test_project1\node_modules\@ui5\cli\lib\cli\commands\serve.js:130:33)

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