CVE-2012-2603
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe server in CollabNet ScrumWorks Pro before 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a modified desktop client.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceThe CollabNet ScrumWorks Pro server before version 6.0 fails to properly validate requests from the desktop client, allowing authenticated users to modify the client to escalate privileges and obtain sensitive information beyond their authorized access level.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if CollabNet ScrumWorks Pro is installedCheck for the application in common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\CollabNet\ScrumWorks Pro or /opt/scrumworks, or look for the service named 'ScrumWorks Pro' in Windows services or running processes on LinuxAffected if The product is not found on the system
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Determine the installed versionLocate the version information in the application installation directory, typically in a version.txt, about dialog, or in the service configuration. On Windows, right-click the desktop shortcut and select Properties to view the version, or check the installed programs list.Affected if Unable to locate version information
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Compare version to the affected rangeCompare the installed version number to version 6.0. All versions before 6.0 are affected per the CVE advisory.Affected if The installed version is below 6.0 (e.g., 5.x, 4.x, etc.)
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Verify desktop client usageCheck if the desktop client feature is enabled or if users are connecting to the server using the desktop client rather than web interface. Look for desktop client configurations or recent client connections in server logs.Affected if Desktop client access is permitted or commonly used in the environment
The environment is affected if CollabNet ScrumWorks Pro is installed with a version lower than 6.0 and users access the system via the desktop client.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to CollabNet ScrumWorks Pro 6.0 or later which contains the fix for proper server-side validation of client requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-2603 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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