IBM Rational Team Concert up to 5.0.2/6.0.5 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational Team Concert up to 5.0.2/6.0.5 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web UI. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1407. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational Team Concert up to 5.0.2/6.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Rational Team Concert 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 138445.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2018. The weakness was shared 07/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1407 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/06/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Rational Team Concert

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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