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CVE-2017-1715: 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: 134637.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is a medium-severity IBM web application XSS issue. A user with access to affected Rational Quality Manager or Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions could place JavaScript into the Web UI. If another user interacts with it in a trusted session, credentials or session data could be exposed.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate legacy-platform risk. Prioritize remediation where IBM Rational systems contain sensitive project data, credentials, or privileged user sessions, especially if broadly accessible. It is not described as actively exploited in the supplied sources.

Technical view

CVE-2017-1715 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 legacy IBM engineering lifecycle or quality management environments still running the listed 5.x or 6.x versions. Systems with broad internal user access or external availability have higher practical risk, but the sources do not establish internet-wide exposure.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and victim interaction. The provided CVSS temporal vector includes E:H, but that is not evidence of active exploitation by itself.

Researcher notes

Do not assume affected components beyond IBM RQM and Rational CLM versions listed in the source bundle. The source describes arbitrary JavaScript in the Web UI but does not specify exact injection points, patch version, or exploit procedure.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory IBM RQM and CLM versions across engineering and QA environments.
  • Check IBM advisory and X-Force entry for official fixed levels or interim guidance.
  • Upgrade affected 5.0.x and 6.0-6.0.5 installations per IBM guidance.
  • Restrict Web UI access to trusted users until remediation is complete.
  • Review custom content fields for unexpected script-like input.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm product and version for each IBM RQM and CLM instance.
  • Verify whether any instance matches 5.0-5.0.2 or 6.0-6.0.5.
  • Check IBM documentation for the installed fixed level after remediation.
  • Review application logs for suspicious content changes by authenticated users.
  • Validate that user-supplied Web UI content is encoded or blocked after update.
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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-2017-1715Attack 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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