CVE-2017-1164
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 · uneditedIBM Jazz Foundation is vulnerable to 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: 123036.
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 confidenceIBM Jazz Foundation contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code into the Web UI, potentially leading to session hijacking and credentials disclosure within trusted sessions.
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= 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= 6.0CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM Rational CLM versionAccess the Jazz administration console or check the installation directory for version information. Typically found in the 'about' section of the Jazz Team Server admin interface or via the command line installation tool.Affected if The installed version is exactly 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, or 6.0
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Verify Jazz Web UI is enabledConfirm the Jazz Web UI (Jazz Team Server web interface) is accessible and active. This is typically on port 9443 or 443 for HTTPS.Affected if The Web UI is exposed and users can authenticate to access Jazz applications like Rational Quality Manager, Requirements Composer, or DOORS Next Generation
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Review user-created artifacts for XSS payloadsQuery the Jazz repository database or inspect project areas, requirements, test cases, and comments for suspicious script tags or JavaScript event handlers. Check fields like descriptions, comments, and rich text content.Affected if Any user-supplied content in the Jazz database contains unsanitized script tags or javascript: URIs that could execute in other users browsers
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Audit server logs for XSS patternsExamine Jazz Team Server logs (typically in /server/logs or via the admin console log viewer) for repeated occurrences of <script>, javascript:, or event handler attributes in request parameters.Affected if Logs show XSS injection attempts or evidence of malicious scripts stored in user fields
You are affected if your IBM Rational CLM version matches one of the listed versions (4.0 through 6.0) and the Jazz Web UI is accessible to authenticated users who can create or modify content.
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 dataApply IBM's official patch for CVE-2017-1164 and implement robust output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied data rendered in the Jazz Web interface.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 h
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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-2017-1164 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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