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CVE-2016-2986

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-11-25
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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58/100
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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6, Rational Quality Manager 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6, Rational Team Concert 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6, Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6, Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6, and Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.x before 6.0.1 iFix6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Rational ALM products (Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Quality Manager, Team Concert, DOORS Next Generation, Engineering Lifecycle Manager, and Rhapsody Design Manager) allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via unspecified vectors in the web interface.

MitigationUpgrade to IBM Rational products version 6.0.1 iFix6 or later. As a compensating control, implement input validation and output encoding on affected web interfaces, and restrict user privileges where possible.

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 Engineering Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2
Rational Team ConcertApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2
Rational Quality ManagerApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2
Rational Doors Next GenerationApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design ManagerApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2

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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 installed IBM Rational product
    Locate the IBM Rational application in your environment and determine which specific product (Engineering Lifecycle Manager, Team Concert, Quality Manager, DOORS Next Generation, or Rhapsody Design Manager) is installed. Check the application version via the product's 'About' section, installation directory, or administration console.
    Affected if The product version is exactly 6.0.0, 6.0.1, or 6.0.2
  2. Verify web interface is accessible
    Confirm the product's web interface is running and reachable. Access the application's main URL (typically on port 9443 or 443) and verify the login page loads.
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and accessible to users
  3. Confirm authentication is enabled
    Verify that user authentication is properly configured for the application. Check that the application requires login credentials and that user accounts exist.
    Affected if Users can authenticate to the application (this vulnerability requires authenticated users to inject the malicious script)
  4. Review web input fields for unsanitized content
    Inspect common web input areas such as project names, artifact descriptions, comments, or user profile fields. Look for any fields that accept user-supplied text and may display it back to other users without proper encoding.
    Affected if The application accepts user input in web forms that are later displayed to other users without sanitization

Your environment is affected if you are running any of the listed IBM Rational products (Engineering Lifecycle Manager, Team Concert, Quality Manager, DOORS Next Generation, or Rhapsody Design Manager) at exactly version 6.0.0, 6.0.1, or 6.0.2 and the web interface with authentication is enabled.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to IBM Rational products version 6.0.1 iFix6 or later. As a compensating control, implement input validation and output encoding on affected web interfaces, and restrict user privileges where possible.

Fix this in Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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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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