# CVE-2017-1287: Open redirect in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager

> Remote attackers can exploit an open redirect in IBM Rhapsody DM to spoof URLs and phish sensitive user information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r4c-542p-qg6c

## What is CVE-2017-1287?

CVE-2017-1287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, published on 24 Jul 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 Rhapsody DM 5.0 and 6.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1287?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Rhapsody Design Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager

- [CVE-2016-8975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8975/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2017-1249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1249/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1287 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, published on 24 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1287/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1287/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1287
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1287
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1287

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