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Engineering Lifecycle OptimizationApplication · Ibm

CVE-2021-29774

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-10-27
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

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
IBM Jazz Team Server products could allow an authenticated user to obtain elevated privileges under certain configurations. IBM X-Force ID: 203025.

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.

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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
Engineering Lifecycle OptimizationApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1= 7.0.2
Engineering Workflow ManagementApplication
Affected:= 6.0.6= 6.0.6.1= 7.0= 7.0.1= 7.0.2
Rational Collaborative Lifecycle ManagementApplication
Affected:= 6.0.6= 6.0.6.1
Rational Doors Next GenerationApplication
Affected:= 6.0.2= 6.0.6= 6.0.6.1= 7.0
Rational Engineering Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:= 6.0.6= 6.0.6.1= 7.0= 7.0.1= 7.0.2
Rational Team ConcertApplication
Affected:= 6.0.2= 6.0.6= 6.0.6.1= 7.0

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
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch www.ibm.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

IBM typically releases security patches (iFixes) for each affected product version; consult the IBM support page for the specific patch version numbers corresponding to each affected product (e.g., Rational Team Concert 6.0.6 iFix, 7.0 iFix, etc.)

  1. 1. Access the IBM support page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6508583 to obtain the specific security fix for your affected product.
  2. 2. Identify the exact product and version from the affected versions list (Engineering Lifecycle Optimization, Engineering Workflow Management, Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Rational Doors Next Generation, Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, or Rational Team Concert).
  3. 3. Download the corresponding interim fix (iFix) or security patch from the IBM support page.
  4. 4. Apply the patch according to IBM's standard patch installation procedures for Jazz-based products, typically involving backing up the current installation, stopping the Jazz Team Server services, applying the fix, and restarting the services.
  5. 5. After applying the patch, verify that the fix has been successfully installed by checking the installed software version or patch level.
  6. 6. Test the application to ensure normal functionality is maintained after the security update.
Caveat IBM security patches for Jazz products typically preserve backward compatibility; however, test in a non-production environment before deploying to production

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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