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CVE-2015-5045· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

The Administration and Reporting tool in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) before 8.1.4.9 iFix 04 allows local users to obtain sensitiv

The Administration and Reporting tool in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) before 8.1.4.9 iFix 04 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 106938.

LowCVSS 3.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 26, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 23th percentile
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Action score

13

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
13 / 40 · 3.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmrational license key server

Affected versions

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

  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.2
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.3
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.4
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.5
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.6
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.7
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.8
  • ibm rational license key server8.1.4.9

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2015-1907The Administration and Reporting Tool in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) 8.1.4 before 8.1.4.7 allows remote authenticated users to re
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  • CVE-2014-4756The Administration and Reporting Tool in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) 8.1.4.x before 8.1.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to
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  • CVE-2014-3079The Administration and Reporting Tool in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) 8.1.4.x before 8.1.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to
    8Monitor

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

All researchers

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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

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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

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

Fixed

json
{  "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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