CVE-2010-4603

IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0.x before 7.0.1.11, 7.1.1.x before 7.1.1.4, and 7.1.2.x before 7.1.2.1 does not prevent modification of back-reference fields, which allows remote authenticated users to interfere with intended record relationships, and possibly cause a denial of service (loop) or have unspecified other impact, by (1) adding or (2) removing a back reference.

Published: 2010-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4603 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4603

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.67% 1.74% +1.07%
2 2025-03-30 0.98% 0.67% -0.31%
3 2025-03-29 0.98%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.0.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4603

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