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Rational Quality ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2015-1928

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-01-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Jazz Team Server in Jazz Foundation in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9, 5.x before 5.0.2 IF11, and 6.x before 6.0.0 IF4; Rational Quality Manager (RQM) 3.x before 3.0.1.6 IF7, 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9, 5.x before 5.0.2 IF11, and 6.0 before 6.0.0 IF4; Rational Team Concert (RTC) 3.x before 3.0.1.6 IF7, 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9, 5.x before 5.0.2 IF11, and 6.0 before 6.0.0 IF4; Rational Requirements Composer (RRC) 3.x before 3.0.1.6 IF7 and 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9; Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG) 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9, 5.x before 5.0.2 IF11, and 6.0 before 6.0.0 IF4; Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM) 4.0.3 through 4.0.7, 5.0 through 5.0.2, and 6.0.0; Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (DM) 4.0 through 4.0.7, 5.0 through 5.0.2, and 6.0.0; and Rational Software Architect Design Manager (DM) 4.0 through 4.0.7, 5.0 through 5.0.2, and 6.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site.

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 · high confidence

This is a clickjacking vulnerability in IBM Rational CLM products (Jazz Team Server and associated applications). The issue allows remote authenticated users to be tricked into performing unintended actions by embedding the vulnerable application in an iframe on a malicious website and overlaying transparent/opaque elements to hijack user clicks.

MitigationImplement X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN header, or Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors directive, at the web server or application server level to prevent the application from being embedded in iframes.

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 data
Rational Quality ManagerApplication
Affected:= 2.0= 2.0.1= 3.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.1.1= 3.0.1.2= 3.0.1.3= 3.0.1.4= 3.0.1.5= 3.0.1.6= 4.0= 4.0.0.1
Rational Rhapsody Design ManagerApplication
Affected:= 3.0= 3.0.0.1= 3.0.1= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.2= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0
Rational Requirements ComposerApplication
Affected:= 2.0= 2.0.0.1= 2.0.0.2= 2.0.0.3= 2.0.0.4= 3.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.1.1= 3.0.1.2= 3.0.1.3= 3.0.1.4= 3.0.1.5
Rational Engineering Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:= 1.0= 1.0.0.1= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2
Rational Doors Next GenerationApplication
Affected:= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.2= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2
Rational Collaborative Lifecycle ManagementApplication
Affected:= 3.0.1= 4.0.1= 4.0.2= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2
Rational Software Architect Design ManagerApplication
Affected:= 3.0= 3.0.0.1= 3.0.1= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.2= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0
Rational Team ConcertApplication
Affected:= 2.0= 2.0.0.1= 2.0.0.2= 3.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.1.1= 3.0.1.2= 3.0.1.3= 3.0.1.4= 3.0.1.5= 3.0.1.6= 4.0

CVSS 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
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed IBM Rational CLM product and version
    Access the Jazz Team Server admin interface and navigate to the 'About' section, or check the installation directory for version information files. The product name and exact version number will be displayed.
    Affected if The installed version matches one of the versions listed in the affected products and versions for any of the eight affected products (Rational Quality Manager, Rhapsody Design Manager, Requirements Composer, Engineering Lifecycle Manager, Doors Next Generation, Collaborative Lifecycle Management, S
  2. Confirm the application is accessible via web browser
    Access the base URL of the Rational application (e.g., https://server:port/rm, https://server:port/ccm) in a web browser and verify the application loads successfully.
    Affected if The application is reachable over HTTP/HTTPS, as clickjacking requires the victim to access the application in a browser.
  3. Test if the application can be embedded in an iframe
    Create a simple HTML page with an iframe pointing to the Rational application URL (e.g., <iframe src='https://server:port/rm'></iframe>) and open it in a browser. Observe whether the application renders inside the iframe.
    Affected if The application successfully renders inside the iframe, indicating the lack of X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors protection.
  4. Check for X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors headers
    Use browser developer tools (Network tab) or a command-line tool like curl (curl -I https://server:port/rm) to inspect HTTP response headers from the Rational application. Look for X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN, or Content-Security-Policy containing frame-ancestors.
    Affected if Neither X-Frame-Options header nor Content-Security-Policy with frame-ancestors directive is present in the HTTP response, leaving the application vulnerable to clickjacking via iframe embedding.

A user is affected if they run any of the listed product versions AND the application can be embedded in iframes without the X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors mitigation headers being present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
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Mitigation

Implement X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN header, or Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors directive, at the web server or application server level to prevent the application from being embedded in iframes.

Fix this in Rational Quality Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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