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CVE-2016-6030 IBM CVE debrief

CVE-2016-6030 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue published on 2017-02-01. According to the supplied NVD record, the weakness affects IBM Jazz Foundation-related web UI components and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions 4.0.0 through 6.0.2. The risk is most relevant where authenticated users can be induced to render attacker-controlled content in a trusted session.

Vendor
IBM
Product
Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.4
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-01
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-01
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

IBM Jazz Foundation and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management administrators, application security teams, and anyone operating the affected Web UI for authenticated users.

Technical summary

NVD classifies the issue as CWE-79 (cross-site scripting) with CVSS 3.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The supplied description states that users can embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI, which can alter application behavior and may expose credentials or other sensitive data within a trusted session. The vulnerable product coverage in the NVD CPE data includes IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions 4.0.0 through 6.0.2.

Defensive priority

Medium. Remediate promptly if the application is exposed to authenticated users, stores sensitive data, or relies on high-trust browser sessions.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply IBM’s vendor remediation guidance referenced by NVD for this issue.
  • Update or remediate all affected IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions listed in the NVD CPE set (4.0.0 through 6.0.2).
  • Review web UI input handling and output encoding for any user-controlled fields that can be rendered in browser contexts.
  • Limit who can create or edit content that is later displayed in the Web UI.
  • Consider session and access-control hardening for high-trust users, especially where sensitive information is available in the interface.
  • Validate the environment against IBM’s advisory and confirm the fix scope before returning the service to normal use.

Evidence notes

The supplied NVD record lists CWE-79 and CVSS 3.0 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Its CPE criteria mark IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.0 through 6.0.2 as vulnerable. The NVD reference set cites IBM’s advisory (swg21996097) and a SecurityFocus BID entry for technical description context.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-6030 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6030

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-6030 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6030

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.