CVE-2017-1700 Missing authorization in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can cause denial of service in IBM Rational products due to incorrect authorization for resource-intensive scenarios.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1700?

CVE-2017-1700 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, published on 24 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Jazz Team Server affecting the following IBM Rational Products: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM), and Rational Software Architect (RSA DM) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to incorrect authorization for resource intensive scenarios. IBM X-Force ID: 134392.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1700?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, Ibm Rational Quality Manager, Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-1700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67q4-rq8g-wxrq.

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