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CVE-2008-5327

The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7 before 7.1 stores the database password in cleartext in an object in a ClearQuest connection profile or export file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by locating the password object within the object tree.

Published

2008-12-05T00:30:00.360

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.0 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.1 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.2 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.3 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.1 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.2 Yes
Application ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.2 Yes
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