Security Bulletin: Potential vertical privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Jazz Team Server affect IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology

Summary

Potential vertical privilege escalation vulnerability in the IBM Jazz Team Server affects the following IBM Rational Products: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM), and Rational Software Architect (RSA DM).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1251**
DESCRIPTION:** An undisclosed vulnerability in CLM applications may result in some administrative deployment parameters being shown to an attacker.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124631 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0 - 6.0.4

Rational Quality Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Quality Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Quality Manager 6.0 - 6.0.4

Rational Team Concert 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Team Concert 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Team Concert 6.0 - 6.0.4

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 - 6.0.4

Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.0.3 - 4.0.7
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.0 - 6.0.4

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.4

Rational Software Architect Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Software Architect Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Software Architect Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

For the 6.0 - 6.0.4 releases

Upgrade to version 6.0.4 iFix5 or later
* Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational Team Concert 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational Quality Manager 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational Software Architect Design Manager:_ Upgrade to version 6.0.4 and install server from CLM 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: Upgrade to version 6.0.4 and install server from CLM 6.0.4 iFix5
* Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: _Upgrade to version 6.0.4 and install server from CLM 6.0.4 iFix5

Or upgrade to version 6.0.2 iFix14 or later
* Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational Team Concert 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational Quality Manager 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational Software Architect Design Manager:_ Upgrade to version 6.0.2 and install server from CLM 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: Upgrade to version 6.0.2 and install server from CLM 6.0.2 iFix14
* Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: _Upgrade to version 6.0.2 and install server from CLM 6.0.2 iFix14

• For the 5.x releases, upgrade to version 5.0.2 iFix24 or later
• Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational Team Concert 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational Quality Manager 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational Software Architect Design Manager:_ _Upgrade to version 5.0.2 and install server from CLM 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational Rhapsody Design Manager:_ _Upgrade to version 5.0.2 and install server from CLM 5.0.2 iFix24
• Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager:_ _Upgrade to version 5.0.2 and install server from CLM 5.0.2 iFix24
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_For the 4.x releases, upgrade to version 4.0.7 iFix15 or later

• Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational Team Concert 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational Quality Manager 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational DOORS Next Generation/Requirements Composer 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational Software Architect Design Manager: _ _Upgrade to version 4.0.7 and install server from CLM 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: Upgrade to version 4.0.7 and install server from CLM 4.0.7 iFix15
• Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: Upgrade to version 4.0.7 and install server from CLM 4.0.7 iFix15

For any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

If the iFix is not found in the Fix Portal please contact IBM Support.

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

16 November 2017: Initial 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Product Synonym

Rational DOORS Next Generation;Rational Team Concert;Rational Quality Manager;Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager;Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management Solution