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CVE-2017-1317: 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: 125729.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. An authenticated user could place JavaScript in the web interface, potentially affecting another user’s trusted session and exposing credentials or changing page behavior.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate priority unless the affected tools are internet-facing or used by many privileged engineering users. The business risk is credential exposure inside trusted sessions, not direct unauthenticated system takeover.

Technical view

CVE-2017-1317 is a network-accessible XSS vulnerability with low attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction required. Scope is changed, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact. Affected versions are IBM RQM and IBM CLM 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed IBM RQM or CLM versions, especially where the web UI is reachable by multiple authenticated users. Public internet exposure would increase urgency, but the sources do not state deployment prevalence.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated user and victim interaction in the web UI. IBM X-Force rated exploit maturity as high, but no exploit details are provided here.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports XSS in specific IBM lifecycle-management products and versions. CWE is not provided. The bundle references IBM advisory and X-Force but does not name exact fixed builds, workaround steps, or confirmed exploitation.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM advisory and X-Force entry for official fix or supported upgrade path.
  • Apply only IBM-documented fixes or supported upgrades; no fixed version is named in the bundle.
  • Restrict affected web UI access to necessary authenticated users until remediation is complete.
  • Review privileged account use in affected systems and reduce unnecessary access.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM RQM and CLM instances and confirm exact versions.
  • Flag versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, and 6.0 through 6.0.5 as affected.
  • Confirm whether the IBM web UI is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review logs or reports for suspicious script-like content in user-controlled UI fields.
Prepared
Confidence
high
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

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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-2017-1317Attack 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 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
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
Weakness

CWE details

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