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TI-2018-01397 Aliases CVE-2018-1539GHSA-2cjg-6xm9-4wh6

Improper authentication in IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager

Priority LOW 31CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-287.

Summary

IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6 could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request or forced browsing to a page other than URL intended. IBM X-Force ID: 142561.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01301 70th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMRational Engineering Lifecycle Manager5.0; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4; 6.0.5; 6.0.6; 5.01; 5.02—No fix listedCNA
  • Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager VendorIBM Affected 5.0; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4; 6.0.5; 6.0.6; 5.01; 5.02 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 – 5.0.2; 6.0.0 – 6.0.6VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 – 5.0.2; 6.0.0 – 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1539
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cjg-6xm9-4wh6

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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