CVE-2019-4059 Hardcoded credentials in Rational ClearCase

What is CVE-2019-4059?

CVE-2019-4059 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational ClearCase, published on 15 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Rational ClearCase 1.0.0.0 GIT connector does not sufficiently protect the document database password. An attacker could obtain the password and gain unauthorized access to the document database. IBM X-Force ID: 156583.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Rational Clearcase.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Rational ClearCase

• CVE-2014-6221 Weak cryptography in n/a Critical 9.4
• CVE-2014-0931 XML external entity in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2015-5039 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.4
• CVE-2013-5415 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.2
• CVE-2013-5416 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xq3v-7jhc-8vq7.