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CVE-2020-4863: IBM Engineering products are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting.

IBM Engineering products are vulnerable to stored 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: 190566.

MediumCVSS 6.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-4863 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in several IBM Engineering and Rational products. An authenticated user could save JavaScript into the web interface, causing it to run later in a trusted session. Business risk is mainly credential exposure and workflow manipulation inside engineering lifecycle systems.

Executive priority

Treat this as a medium-priority remediation item unless affected systems hold sensitive credentials or engineering data. Prioritize patching if these platforms are broadly accessible to contractors, partners, or large internal user groups.

Technical view

The vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript in the IBM Engineering web UI. The CVSS 3.0 score is 6.4 with network access, low complexity, low privileges required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. Affected versions span listed 6.0.x and 7.0.x IBM Engineering/Rational products.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations running IBM Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Rational DOORS Next Generation, Engineering Workflow Management, Engineering Lifecycle Optimization, or Engineering Test Management at the listed affected versions.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV status or cite active exploitation. The issue is still meaningful because stored XSS can affect trusted users after malicious content is saved, but the source bundle does not establish internet-wide exploitation or unauthenticated attack paths.

Researcher notes

The bundle does not include CWE mapping or detailed vulnerable fields. Validation should focus on version exposure, IBM advisory remediation status, privilege boundaries for stored content, and evidence of suspicious saved UI content without attempting exploit reproduction in production.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory IBM Engineering and Rational deployments against the affected product and version list.
  • Review IBM support advisory 6417585 and apply the vendor-recommended fixes or workarounds.
  • Limit content-changing privileges to trusted users until remediation is complete.
  • Review stored user-generated content for unexpected script-like entries after patching.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm deployed product names and versions for each IBM Engineering application.
  • Verify remediated instances no longer match the affected versions in the IBM advisory.
  • Check access controls on areas where users can store web UI content.
  • Review audit logs for suspicious content changes around engineering artifacts.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/I:L/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/S:C/A:N/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
6.4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/UI:N/I:L/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/S:C/A:N/E:H/RC:C/RL:O3.12.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-4863Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/I:L/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/S:C/A:N/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 Manager6.0.2, 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1Listed
IBMEngineering Workflow Management7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMRational Team Concert6.0.2, 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1Listed
IBMEngineering Lifecycle Optimization7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMRational DOORS Next Generation6.0.2, 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMEngineering Test Management7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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