IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

published 2018-10-02 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12137

cvss: 5.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6 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: 142956.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732477 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732477
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/142956
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1558
NVD CVE-2018-1558

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