Security Bulletin: ClearQuest Phishing Through Frames Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4839)

Summary

Security Scanning indicated a vulnerability to a Phishing Through Frames attack in the OSLC system in IBM Rational ClearQuest.

Vulnerability Details

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CVE ID: CVE-2012-4839****

Description: The ClearQuest Web (CQ Web) client is vulnerable to a Phishing Through Frames Attack in the OSLC interface system. This vulnerability was found in one particular OSLC dialog.

Phishing attacks are described in general here: <https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Phishing&gt;

This vulnerability does not exist in the ClearQuest desktop clients or command line utilities. This vulnerability only exists if the CQ Web Server is deployed.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3 **CVSS Temporal Score:**See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79068&gt; for the current score *CVSS Environmental Score:**Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

ClearQuest Web server version 7.1.2.0 through 7.1.2.8 or version 8.0.0.0 though 8.0.0.4.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to ClearQuest version 7.1.2.9 or 8.0.0.5.

• 8.0.0.5: Download document 4033979
• 7.1.2.9: Download document 4033977

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workaround: None

Mitigation: If you are not using OSLC, then do not initiate or respond to any ClearQuest OSLC dialogs. If you are using OSLC, do not respond to OSLC dialogs unless you have initiated the communication using valid ClearQuest web server URLs for your deployment.