CVE-2008-5328 describes a vulnerability in IBM Rational ClearQuest before version 7, where the ClearQuest Maintenance Tool stores database passwords in cleartext within connection profiles or export files. This allows remote authenticated users to extract sensitive information, specifically database passwords, during the import process. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, high access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.