# CVE-2017-1753: Cross-site scripting in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management

> Remote attackers can inject malicious HTML into IBM Rational web applications, leading to script execution in victims' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **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:** 20 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63x7-3c6x-c3hw

## What is CVE-2017-1753?

CVE-2017-1753 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, published on 20 Aug 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

Multiple IBM Rational products are vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 135655.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1753?

It affects 6 products.


Products: 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, Ibm Rational Team Concert.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation

- [CVE-2015-0132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0132/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-1911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1911/): Cross-site scripting in Rational DOORS Next Generation (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1912/): Cross-site scripting in Rational DOORS Next Generation (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1610/): Cross-site scripting in Rational DOORS Next Generation (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1394/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1753 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, published on 20 Aug 2018. 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-2017-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation. 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-2017-1753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1753

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