Security readout for executives and security teams
IBM Rational Quality Manager versions 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 have an undisclosed privilege escalation flaw. An already authenticated user could gain higher privileges. This is not remotely unauthenticated, but it matters where RQM holds sensitive testing, quality, or release data. Exposure is limited to organizations running IBM Rational Quality Manager 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, or 6.0 through 6.0.5. Risk is higher when many internal users, contractors, or federated accounts can authenticate to RQM. Treat this as a moderate internal application risk. Prioritize remediation for internet-reachable, contractor-accessible, or business-critical RQM deployments, especially where RQM supports release governance or sensitive project data. Mitigation focus: Identify all IBM Rational Quality Manager instances and versions.; Check IBM support advisory for the required fix or upgrade path.; Restrict RQM access to trusted users and necessary networks..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-rqm-cve20171738-priv-escalation(134919)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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