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CVE-2017-1568: 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: 131778.

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. A logged-in user could place JavaScript into the web interface, causing another user’s trusted session to behave unexpectedly and potentially expose credentials or data.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority legacy application risk. Prioritize remediation if affected IBM Rational systems support regulated engineering workflows, sensitive test data, or broad authenticated user populations.

Technical view

CVE-2017-1568 affects IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5. The CVSS 3.0 score is 5.4 with network attack vector, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations still running the listed IBM Rational Quality Manager or CLM versions. Risk is higher where the web UI is reachable by many internal users, contractors, or internet-facing authenticated users.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue still matters because authenticated XSS can abuse trust inside project management workflows and may affect victims who interact with attacker-controlled UI content.

Researcher notes

No CWE is listed in the provided bundle. The CVSS vector indicates remote network reachability, low attacker privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact. Patch details are not included in the bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all IBM RQM and CLM instances and versions.
  • Consult IBM advisory and X-Force guidance for official remediation.
  • Upgrade or remediate affected versions according to IBM guidance.
  • Restrict web UI access to trusted networks and authenticated users.
  • Review input handling and stored content policies where administratively configurable.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory versions against 5.0-5.0.2 and 6.0-6.0.5.
  • Confirm whether IBM’s official remediation has been applied.
  • Review user-generated UI fields for suspicious script-like content.
  • Check access logs for unusual authenticated activity around affected interfaces.
  • Verify only authorized users can reach the Rational web UI.
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

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-2017-1568Attack 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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