CVE-2017-1651 Cross-site scripting in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the web interface to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Collaborative Lifecycle Management.
- 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
What is CVE-2017-1651?
CVE-2017-1651 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, published on 3 Jul 2018. 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 Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 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 X-Force ID: 133261.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1651?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
rubygem-yajl-ruby SUSE:Enterprise Storage 3 | All versions | 1.3.1-4.3.2 |
rubygem-yajl-ruby SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | All versions | 1.3.1-4.3.2 |
rubygem-yajl-ruby SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 | All versions | 1.3.1-4.3.2 |
rubygem-yajl-ruby SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | All versions | 1.3.1-4.3.2 |
Products include Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Ibm Rational Quality Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1651?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2017-1651 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
- CVE-2014-0862 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-1701 Weak cryptography in Rational Team Concert
- CVE-2016-0326 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2016-9707 XML external entity in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
- CVE-2015-7440 Privilege escalation in n/a
All Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww94-rc43-2gm3, SUSE-RU-2017:3408-1.