CVE-2017-1369
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 RELM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 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: 126862.
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 RELM versions 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Web UI. Attackers can embed arbitrary JavaScript code through user-supplied input, which executes in the browsers of other users within trusted sessions, potentially leading to credential disclosure 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= 4.0.3= 4.0.4= 4.0.5= 4.0.6= 4.0.7= 5.0.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.0.3CVSS 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 RELM versionCheck the product's about page, version file, or installation directory for the exact version number. Common locations include the installation root or within the application's help/about section.Affected if The installed version matches 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, or 6.0.3.
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Confirm Web UI is accessibleVerify that the IBM RELM web interface is running and reachable via HTTP/HTTPS. Check if the application server hosting the UI is active.Affected if The Web UI is exposed and users can interact with it, making the stored XSS exploitable.
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Review user input fields in the Web UIIdentify all user-supplied input points in the web interface such as forms, search fields, comment boxes, or profile settings where data can be submitted and stored.Affected if User-supplied data can be submitted and rendered back to other users without proper sanitization.
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Inspect for unsanitized outputSubmit a benign test script tag (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script>) in a Web UI input field, then view the submitted data as a different user or in a different session to see if the script executes.Affected if The submitted script tag is rendered as-is in another user's browser without encoding or escaping.
You are affected if IBM RELM version 4.0.3-6.0.3 is running with its Web UI enabled and user-supplied input is reflected without sanitization in the browser of other users.
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 dataImplement context-aware output encoding and input validation/sanitization for all user-supplied data rendered in the Web UI. Deploy Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS execution.
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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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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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