Security Bulletin: ClearQuest Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5757)

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVE ID: CVE-2012-5757

Description:

The ClearQuest Web client contains a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

This vulnerability does not exist in the ClearQuest desktop clients or command line utilities.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80061 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Platforms:

ClearQuest Web Clients prior to version 7.1.2.10 or version 8.0.0.6.

Remediation:

Upgrade to ClearQuest version 7.1.2.10 or 8.0.0.6.

Fix:

• 8.0.0.6: Download document 4034428
• 7.1.2.10: Download document 4034426

Workarounds:

Use ClearQuest desktop applications.

Mitigation:

None.

References:

Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2012-5757
X-Force Vulnerability Database http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80061
APAR PM77153

Related Information:

IBM Product Security Incident Response Program

Change History:

20 March 2013

Initial Publication

* The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the References section of this Flash.


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