5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-2922
IBM Rational ClearQuest SSL Certificate Verification Bypass
Description

IBM Rational ClearQuest 8.0 through 8.0.1.9 and 9.0 through 9.0.1.3 (CQ OSLC linkages, EmailRelay) fails to check the SSL certificate against the requested hostname. It is subject to a man-in-the-middle attack with an impersonating server observing all the data transmitted to the real server. IBM X-Force ID: 113353.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2922 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm rational_clearquest
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2922.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113353 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718377 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2922 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2922 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 IBM Corporation AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113353 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113353 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718377 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718377 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0.0 up to (including) 8.0.0.21 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.1.0 up to (including) 8.0.1.17 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0.0 up to (including) 9.0.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.1.0 up to (including) 9.0.1.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2922 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2922 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.32880

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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