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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational DOORS Next Generation with potential for Cross-Site Scripting attack (CVE-2016-5955)

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Security Bulletin


Summary

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational DOORS Next Generation with potential for Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2016-5955
DESCRIPTION: IBM DOORS Next Generation( DNG/RRC) is vulnerable to an undisclosed cross-site scripting attack. 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.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116100 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) .

Affected Products and Versions

Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

A fix is available by upgrading to 6.0.2 iFix004 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

19 September 2016: Intial 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 Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Product Synonym

Rational DOORS Next Generation

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21990054

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