CVE-2012-2160

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Rational Change 5.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the SUPP_TEMPLATE_FLAG parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Affected products

IBM Rational Change: 5.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74753
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/589933
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74753
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/589933

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