medium
4.8
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-6037: XSS

First published: Wed May 10 2017(Updated: )

IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker with project administrator privileges could send a project that contains malicious HTML code, which when the project is viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 116918.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.0
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.1
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.2
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.3
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.4
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.5
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.6
IBM Rational Team Concert=4.0.7
IBM Rational Team Concert=5.0.0
IBM Rational Team Concert=5.0.1
IBM Rational Team Concert=5.0.2
IBM Rational Team Concert=6.0.0
IBM Rational Team Concert=6.0.1
IBM Rational Team Concert=6.0.2
IBM Rational Team Concert=6.0.3
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.0
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.2
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.3
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.4
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.5
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.6
IBM Rational Quality Manager=4.0.7
IBM Rational Quality Manager=5.0.0
IBM Rational Quality Manager=5.0.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager=5.0.2
IBM Rational Quality Manager=6.0.0
IBM Rational Quality Manager=6.0.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager=6.0.2

Remedy

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002429

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-6037?

    The severity of CVE-2016-6037 is considered high due to the ability for an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML code in the context of the victim's browser.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-6037?

    To fix CVE-2016-6037, update to a patched version of IBM Rational Team Concert or Rational Quality Manager as provided by IBM.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2016-6037?

    CVE-2016-6037 affects users of IBM Rational Team Concert and IBM Rational Quality Manager versions 4.0.0 to 6.0.2.

  • What type of attack is CVE-2016-6037?

    CVE-2016-6037 is an HTML injection vulnerability that allows attackers with project administrator privileges to embed malicious HTML.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-6037?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2016-6037 include unauthorized exposure of sensitive information and potential session hijacking.

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