CVE-2008-5327 — The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7 before 7.1 stores the database password in cleartext in an object in a ClearQuest connection profile or export file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by locating the password object within the object tree

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The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7 before 7.1 stores the database password in cleartext in an object in a ClearQuest connection profile or export file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by locating the password object within the object tree

Published Dec 5, 2008

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.10%

Description

The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7 before 7.1 stores the database password in cleartext in an object in a ClearQuest connection profile or export file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by locating the password object within the object tree.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.10% 0.01096

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01096

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.10% (0.01096)	64.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.10% (0.01096)	61.12th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.39% (0.00394)	58.25th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.22% (0.00220)	60.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.22% (0.00220)	60.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.22% (0.00220)	58.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.06% (0.01061)	52.82th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 19, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	51.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	49.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	28.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-255

References (3)

http://secunia.com/advisories/32847
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65908
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46995
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32847		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65908		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46995		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 5, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 4, 2008

Link CVE-2008-5327

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5327

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-5327