Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-1691 is a cross-site scripting issue in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. A user could place JavaScript into the web interface, changing what another trusted session sees or does. The main business risk is credential disclosure or misleading UI behavior inside engineering and quality management workflows.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority legacy application risk. It is not presented as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected systems support trusted development and quality workflows where credential exposure can create broader operational impact.
Technical view
The affected products are IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5. CVSS 3.0 is 5.4 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations still running the listed IBM Rational Quality Manager or CLM versions with reachable web UI access. The flaw requires an authenticated or low-privileged context and user interaction, so internet exposure and broad user access increase urgency.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitability from the network with low privileges and required user interaction. Risk depends on whether attackers can access the application and persuade users to interact with affected UI content.
Researcher notes
No CWE is listed in the bundle. No exploit proof, affected endpoint detail, or exact fixed version is provided here. The analysis should stay tied to IBM guidance and the CVE record, especially for remediation specifics.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM X-Force and vendor advisory guidance for fixed or supported versions.
- Upgrade affected deployments if IBM identifies a corrected release or fix pack.
- Restrict web UI access to trusted networks and authenticated users.
- Reduce unnecessary low-privilege accounts in affected IBM Rational systems.
- Monitor for suspicious script-like content in user-generated fields.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM Rational Quality Manager and CLM versions across environments.
- Confirm whether versions 5.0-5.0.2 or 6.0-6.0.5 are deployed.
- Check whether affected web UIs are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Use safe, vendor-approved XSS testing to validate remediation status.
- Review application logs for unusual user-generated content or credential prompts.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- 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:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-rqm-cve20171691-xss(134066)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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