CVE-2017-1363
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 Team Concert (RTC) 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: 126856.
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 Rational Team Concert (RTC) contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to embed malicious JavaScript code into web interface elements. When other users view the injected content within trusted sessions, the arbitrary script executes, potentially leading to credential theft or session hijacking.
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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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Verify IBM Rational CLM installationLocate the installation directory or check system services for IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. On Windows, look in the installation path (typically C:\IBM\Rational\ or similar). On Linux/Unix, check /opt/IBM/Rational/ or the designated installation location.Affected if The product is installed on the system
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Determine installed CLM versionAccess the administrative web interface (typically https://server:9443/ccm/admin) and navigate to the 'About' section, or check the version file in the installation directory (often version.txt or manifest.xml in the installation root).Affected if The installed version is 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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Confirm web interface is enabledVerify the Rational Team Concert web application is running and accessible. Check the IBM WebSphere or Tomcat application server status that hosts CLM, and confirm the CCM web application is deployed and running.Affected if The web interface is active and accessible to users
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Check for existing XSS indicatorsReview web server and application logs (typically in the logs directory of the application server) for suspicious script tags, JavaScript event handlers, or unusual content in user-generated fields such as work item descriptions, comments, or document metadata.Affected if Logs contain evidence of malicious script injection in user-supplied fields
You are affected if IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions 4.0 through 6.0 are installed and the web interface is accessible, as this stored XSS vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user injecting malicious JavaScript into web interface elements.
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 security patch for this vulnerability (contact IBM for specific fix version). Implement output encoding and input validation on all user-supplied data fields in the web UI. Consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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