IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.6.0.2 and Rational Policy Tester before 8.5.0.3…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.6.0.2 and Rational Policy Tester before 8.5.0.3 do not validate X.509 certificates during scanning, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00593 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.2.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.1.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.2.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.1.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.6.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:5.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_policy_tester:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.6.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c3c-25c4-7v5v
References
More IBM Rational Policy Tester vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-00432 IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6 and 8.x before 8.7 and IBM Rational Policy Tester 5.6… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2013-03548 IBM Rational Policy Tester 8.5 before 8.5.0.5 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-00444 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-00682 IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.6.0.2 and Rational Policy Tester before 8.5.0.3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2013-00431 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Manual Explore browser plug-in for Firefox in IBM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2013-00400 The Manual Explore browser plug-in in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6 and 8.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-0738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9c3c-25c4-7v5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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