CVE-2016-6022 Cross-site scripting in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management

Medium 5.4 Published 31 Mar 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Cross-site scripting in IBM Quality Manager allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-6022?

CVE-2016-6022 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Quality Manager, published on 31 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Quality Manager (RQM) 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 are 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 Reference #: 2000784.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Rational Quality Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-6022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gph-c32v-fw32.