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CVE-2012-2165· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x before 7.1.2.7 and 8.x before 8.0.0.3, when ClearQuest Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated

IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x before 7.1.2.7 and 8.x before 8.0.0.3, when ClearQuest Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to read password hashes via a user query.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 17, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 61th percentile
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Action score

14

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmrational clearquest

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.1
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.2
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.3
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.4
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.5
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.6
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.7
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.1.8
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.1
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.2
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.3
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.4
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.5
  • ibm rational clearquest7.1.2.6
  • ibm rational clearquest8.0.0
  • ibm rational clearquest8.0.0.1
  • ibm rational clearquest8.0.0.2

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-0708Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ole API in the CQOle ActiveX control in cqole.dll in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.9, 7.1.2 b
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  • CVE-2010-4601Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0.x before 7.0.1.11, 7.1.1.x before 7.1.1.4, and 7.1.2.x before 7.1.2.1 al
    40Plan
  • CVE-2011-1390SQL injection vulnerability in the Maintenance tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1.x before 7.1.1.9, 7.1.2.x before 7.1.2.6, and 8.x befor
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2007-5090Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Rational ClearQuest (CQ), when a Microsoft SQL Server or an IBM DB2 database is used, allows attackers to c
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2007-4368SQL injection vulnerability in /main in IBM Rational ClearQuest (CQ) Web 7.0.0.0-IFIX02 and 7.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbit
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2010-2517Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM Rational ClearQuest before 7.1.1.02 have unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated by a
    30Monitor

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

No known public exploit

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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.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-200 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

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    {  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

    Fixed

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    {  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

    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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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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