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CVE-2017-1608: 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: 132928.

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 IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. An authenticated user could place JavaScript into the web interface, causing code to run in another trusted user's session and potentially expose credentials or alter displayed behavior.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate business risk for legacy IBM Rational environments. It is not shown as actively exploited, but it can affect trusted user sessions and should be remediated during normal vulnerability management, faster where access is broad.

Technical view

CVE-2017-1608 affects IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 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 complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations still running the listed IBM Rational RQM or CLM versions, especially where authenticated users can create or edit content rendered in the web UI.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The CVSS vector includes high exploit maturity, but the provided sources do not describe public exploit details or real-world attacks.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to the CVE description, affected version list, CVSS vector, IBM advisory reference, and IBM X-Force entry. No CWE, exploit narrative, exact vulnerable parameter, or fixed release is included in the supplied bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all IBM Rational RQM and CLM instances and versions.
  • Prioritize affected 5.0.x and 6.0 through 6.0.5 deployments.
  • Review IBM advisory and X-Force ID 132928 for official fixed levels.
  • Apply vendor-designated updates or mitigations where applicable.
  • Limit content-creation permissions to trusted users until remediated.
  • Monitor authenticated web UI activity for suspicious script-like content.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm product and version from administrative records or deployment inventory.
  • Check whether affected instances are reachable by untrusted or broad internal users.
  • Review roles that allow creating or editing rendered web UI content.
  • Run authenticated XSS checks in staging or approved test windows only.
  • Verify the installed version matches IBM’s fixed or non-affected guidance.
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-2017-1608Attack 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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