Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a cross-site scripting issue in older IBM design management web applications. A user with access could place JavaScript into the interface, affecting another user’s trusted session and potentially exposing credentials or altering page behavior. The business risk is meaningful where these tools are still used for sensitive engineering workflows. Exposure is most likely in organizations still running the named IBM Rational Design Manager versions, especially where the Web UI is reachable by many internal users or partners. The source bundle does not identify cloud defaults, public exposure patterns, or affected deployment configurations beyond product and version. Prioritize remediation if these IBM Rational tools remain in production or support sensitive engineering data. This is not a critical remote takeover based on provided evidence, but it can undermine trusted sessions and expose credentials in environments where authenticated access is broad. Mitigation focus: Inventory IBM Rational Design Manager deployments and confirm affected versions.; Review IBM’s advisory and apply the vendor-specified update or fix.; Restrict Web UI access to trusted users until remediation is complete..
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- 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
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CVSS: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 scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.4MediumVector: 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
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-rhapsody-cve20181585-xss(143498)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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