CVE-2017-1242 describes an HTML injection vulnerability in IBM Quality Manager (RQM) versions 5.0.x and 6.0 through 6.0.5, as well as IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. A remote, authenticated attacker could inject malicious HTML, leading to client-side script execution within the victim's browser. Rated as medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability requires low privileges and user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. The attack vector is network-based, but the attack complexity is low. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, <= 5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0, <= 6.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, <= 6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.