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CVE-2012-2169

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2169 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the file-upload functionality of IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x before 7.1.2.7. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the File Description field. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity requiring user authentication, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.5LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0140 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 1,637 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75049
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory