CVE-2018-1984
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 Rational Team Concert 5.0 through 6.0.6 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: 154137.
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 · moderate confidenceIBM Rational Team Concert versions 5.0 through 6.0.6 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its web interface. An authenticated user can embed arbitrary JavaScript code into the Web UI, which executes in the browsers of other users viewing the compromised content. This can enable session hijacking and credential theft 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>= 5.0, <= 6.0.6CVSS 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 IBM Rational Team Concert installationLocate Rational Team Concert by checking for installation directories (commonly under /opt/ibm/JazzTeamServer or C:\Program Files\IBM\JazzTeamServer) or running services on typical ports (9443, 443, 8080).Affected if IBM Rational Team Concert software is found running in the environment
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Determine installed versionAccess the admin interface at /admin or check version files in the installation directory. The version is often displayed on the login page or in About section under the RTC web UI.Affected if The installed version falls within 5.0 through 6.0.6 inclusive
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Verify web UI is enabledConfirm the Rational Team Concert web interface is accessible by attempting to reach the application URL (such as https://server:9443/ccm).Affected if The web interface is accessible and users can log in
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Check for existing XSS payloadsReview recent work items, dashboards, or comments for suspicious script tags or javascript: URLs that may indicate exploitation. Use browser developer tools or review server logs for injected script content.Affected if Malicious script content is found embedded in RTC work items, dashboards, or web UI elements
Your environment is affected if IBM Rational Team Concert versions 5.0 through 6.0.6 is installed and its web interface is accessible to 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 dataApply IBM's security patch for CVE-2018-1984 to upgrade Rational Team Concert beyond version 6.0.6. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement output encoding and input validation as compensating controls.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2018-1984 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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