The Tomcat server in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Test Lab Manager has a default password for the ADMIN account, which makes it
The Tomcat server in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Test Lab Manager has a default password for the ADMIN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to the manager role. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2009-3548.
- Published
- Oct 26, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 64.5% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-255
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 19 / 30 · 64.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | rational quality manager | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager |
| ibm | rational test lab manager | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_test_lab_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm rational quality managerall versions
- ibm rational test lab managerall versions
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-1928Jazz Team Server in Jazz Foundation in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.7 IF9, 5.x before 5.0.2 27Monitor
- CVE-2016-0219XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Rational Team Concert 3.0 before 3.0.1.6 iFix7 Interim Fix 1, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix10, 5.0 be26Monitor
- CVE-2017-1248IBM Quality Manager (RQM) 5.0.x and 6.0 through 6.0.5 are vulnerable to HTML injection.24Monitor
- CVE-2014-6129IBM Rational Jazz Team Server (JTS), as used in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix4 and 5.x before 5.22Monitor
- CVE-2019-4602IBM Quality Manager (RQM) 6.02, 6.06, and 6.0.6.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.21Monitor
- CVE-2018-1764IBM Rational Quality Manager 5.0 through 6.0.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×3
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-12-14 |
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_loginTomcat Application Manager Login Utilityauxiliary | — |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deployApache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Executionexploit | 2009-11-09 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_uploadApache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executionexploit | 2009-11-09 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-352 d
- Published
- First PoC+48 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5818 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-255 · Credentials Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/013m6/0/UpdateLog.txt
- osvdb.org/69008
- secunia.com/advisories/41784
- securitytracker.com/id?1024601
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44172
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2732
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-214/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.