CVE-2018-1585: IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available

What, why and how

IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 and IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.1 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 143498.

What

Why

Attacker-controlled content can reach a browser as executable script without sufficient output encoding or sanitisation.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Why

Attacker-controlled content can reach a browser as executable script without sufficient output encoding or sanitisation.

How

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation

Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.

No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material

Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.

None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path: a network path → Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface: Network
Privileges required: Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction: Required interaction required
Attack complexity: Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary: Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness ? CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.: CWE-79 ↗
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVSS vector ? CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.
Post-exploitation / living off the land: Stolen credentials, tokens and legitimate administration functions may provide continued access without deploying a large custom toolset.

NetworkCWE-79

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-12164Official EUVD mapping

0 linked advisory records.

Official EUVD record ↗

JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2018-008057IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager および Rational Software Architect Design Manager におけるクロスサイトスクリプティングの脆弱性

IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager および Rational Software Architect Design Manager には、クロスサイトスクリプティングの脆弱性が存在します。ベンダは、本脆弱性を IBM X-Force ID: 143498 として公開しています。

Official advisory ↗

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status ? Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.: Patch available
Affected: Rational Software Architect Design Manager: 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action: Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround: No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.

Evidence and provenance

Published 19 Jul 2018 · Last source change 16 Sept 2024, 19:24 UTC · CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1

CVSS sourceCNA

EPSS source

The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.

FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01

European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-12164

Product sourceCNA

Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references

CWE sourceNIST NVD

NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates ↗

1 Sep 2026, 02:42 UTC
ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2018-12164 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
Before
not recorded
After
{"euvdId":"EUVD-2018-12164"}
ENISA EUVD ↗
16 Sep 2024, 19:24 UTC
Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: ibm.com/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716029; added remediation: ibm.com/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716029; 1 further additions.
Before
no authoritative guidance recorded
After
patch: ibm.com/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716029 · remediation: ibm.com/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716029 · vendor advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/143498
ibm.com ↗
16 Sep 2024, 19:24 UTC
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
5.0; 5.0.2; 5.0.1; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
After
5.0; 5.0.2; 5.0.1; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3; 6.0.4 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
CNA ↗
16 Sep 2024, 19:24 UTC
Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
Before
Awaiting fix
After
Patch available
ibm.com ↗
16 Sep 2024, 19:24 UTC
Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
CNA ↗

2018-07-19CVE published

2024-09-16Fixed release or patch reference recorded

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-12164↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗

Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report

CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS: Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS: Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE: Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA: CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD: National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT: A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC: Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF: Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL: Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.

IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published severity in operational context

Evidence used

Compensating controls

Verification

National CERT insights
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CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

EUVD-2018-12164