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CVE-2016-6032 IBM CVE debrief

CVE-2016-6032 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management / Rational Team Concert Web UI. Affected versions are listed by NVD as 4.0.0 through 4.0.7, 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3. The issue can let a user embed arbitrary JavaScript in the browser-based interface, which may alter application behavior and expose credentials within an authenticated session.

Vendor
IBM
Product
CVE-2016-6032
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.4
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-08
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-08
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Organizations running IBM Rational Team Concert or IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management in the affected version ranges should prioritize this, especially administrators and teams that rely on the Web UI for day-to-day work. Any deployment where users can share content or interact with browser-rendered fields should treat the risk as relevant.

Technical summary

NVD classifies the flaw 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. That means exploitation is network-based, requires low privileges and user interaction, and can impact confidentiality and integrity by executing attacker-controlled JavaScript in a trusted browser session. The supplied corpus does not identify a CVE-specific exploit chain beyond the XSS condition itself.

Defensive priority

Medium. This is a user-interaction XSS issue with meaningful session-risk impact, but it is not flagged as a known exploited vulnerability in the supplied corpus.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review IBM's vendor advisory and apply the vendor-provided fix or patch for the affected release branch.
  • Verify whether any affected Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management or Rational Team Concert instances are still in production or reachable by users.
  • Limit access to the Web UI to trusted users and apply least-privilege access where possible.
  • Monitor for unusual browser-side behavior, injected scripts, or signs of session abuse in application logs and related telemetry.
  • If compensating controls are needed while patching is underway, reduce exposure of the Web UI to untrusted users and enforce strong session protections.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability description and affected-version scope come from the supplied NVD record. NVD lists CWE-79 and the CVSS 3.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The only vendor reference supplied is IBM's support advisory/patched reference at swg21997104; the corpus does not include the advisory text itself, so no fixed build numbers are stated here.

Official resources

CVE published by NVD on 2017-02-08; NVD record last modified on 2026-05-13. No KEV entry is listed in the supplied timeline.