Vulnerability in IBM Rational Clearquest
CVE-2016-2922
IBM Rational ClearQuest 8.0 through 8.0.1.9 and 9.0 through 9.0.1.3 (CQ OSLC linkages, EmailRelay) fails to check the SSL certificate against the requested hostname. It is subject to a man-in-the-middle attack with an impersonating server observing all the data transmitted to the real server. IBM X-Force ID: 113353.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Rational Clearquest — versions 8.0.0.17, 8.0.1.8, 8.0.1.2
- IBM Rational Clearquest
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113353 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2922?
- CVE-2016-2922 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Clearquest, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2922?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.