Cross-site scripting in IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is 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: 123187.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00729 54th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager | 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.0.5; 4.0.6; 5.0; 4.0.7; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager VendorIBM Affected 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.0.5; 4.0.6; 5.0; 4.0.7; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h34q-7cxx-g6r9
References
More IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03838 IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-10504 Server-side request forgery in IBM Engineering Workflow Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03166 Path traversal in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07878 XML external entity injection in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-10449 IBM Jazz Team Server products could allow an authenticated user to obtain elevated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01624 XML external entity injection in IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-1168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h34q-7cxx-g6r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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