Security Bulletin
Summary
An undisclosed security vulnerability of IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and Rational Requirements Composer may result in a Cross Site Scripting attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0243
Description: IBM Active Content Filtering is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110444 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Requirements Composer 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational DOORS Next Generation 4.0.1 - 4.0.7
Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0 - 6.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
For the 6.x releases upgrade to version 6.0.1 iFix003.
For the 5.x releases upgrade to version 5.0.2 iFix014.
For the 4.x releases upgrade to version 4.0.7 iFix010.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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 Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Internal Use Only
Usage of IBM Active Content Filtering (ACF) component not found in RRC 3.x release
Product Synonym
Rational DOORS Next Generation
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21978935