CVE-2017-1168 Cross-site scripting in Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager

Medium 5.4 Published 10 Aug 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Cross-site scripting in IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager allows attackers to inject scripts, 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-2017-1168?

CVE-2017-1168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, published on 10 Aug 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 Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 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: 123187.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1168?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1168 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-2017-1168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h34q-7cxx-g6r9.