CVE-2012-2164

The Web client in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x before 7.1.2.7 and 8.x before 8.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and use the Site Administration menu to modify system settings, via a parameter-tampering attack.

Published: 2012-08-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2164 is rated Moderate Risk (44.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.11%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2164

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 0.15% 1.11% +0.95%
2 2025-03-17 0.10% 0.15% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 7.1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2164

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