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CVE-2017-1275: IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0...

IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 124750.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is a cross-site scripting issue in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. An authenticated user could place JavaScript into the web interface, causing another user’s trusted session to behave differently and potentially expose credentials. The supplied sources rate it medium severity.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate legacy application risk. It is not supported by provided evidence as actively exploited, but affected lifecycle-management tools may hold sensitive engineering and QA data.

Technical view

CVE-2017-1275 affects IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5. The CVSS v3.0 score is 5.4 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, and required user interaction.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations still running the listed IBM RQM or CLM versions. Risk is higher where the web UI is reachable by many authenticated users, contractors, or external partners.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The CVSS temporal vector includes exploit maturity high, but exploitation still requires privileges and user interaction.

Researcher notes

The bundle identifies XSS and credential-disclosure impact but does not include a CWE, vulnerable parameter, proof of concept, or explicit fixed version. Use vendor advisory content for exact remediation details.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory IBM RQM and CLM deployments and confirm exact versions.
  • Review IBM X-Force and IBM advisory links for official fixes or workarounds.
  • Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly accessible web UI deployments.
  • Limit access to trusted users until vendor guidance is applied.
  • Monitor for suspicious credential use or unexpected web UI script behavior.

Validation and detection

  • Check whether any deployment runs affected versions 5.0-5.0.2 or 6.0-6.0.5.
  • Confirm remediation status against IBM’s advisory, not assumptions.
  • Review access logs for unusual authenticated activity around affected applications.
  • Verify security monitoring covers credential misuse after possible session exposure.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O2.32.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2017-1275Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMRational Collaborative Lifecycle Management5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5Listed
IBMRational Quality Manager5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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