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Rational Quality Manager CVE-2016-0326

HIGH
Command Injection (CWE-77)
2016-10-22 psirt@us.ibm.com
8.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.89%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.x before 5.0.2 iFix17, and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix3 allow remote. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Command Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.x before 5.0.2 iFix17, and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix3 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted "HTML request." Affected products include: Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Ibm Rational Quality Manager. Version information: before 4.0.7.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.x before 5.0.2 iFix17, and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix3 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted "HTML request."

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 24% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

45
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:3.0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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