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CVE-2017-1609

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1609 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Quality Manager (RQM) versions 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.6. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the web UI, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted user session. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring low privileges and user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While the EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation, its FAUCET Risk Score is 22/100. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0, <= 5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.0, <= 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0097 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,224 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/132929
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106384
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry