CVE-2012-4839

The OSLC interface in the Web Client (aka CQ Web) in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.2.x before 7.1.2.9 and 8.0.0.x before 8.0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a FRAME element.

Published: 2012-12-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4839 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4839

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 0.23% 1.17% +0.94%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.27%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4839

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4839

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4839

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 7.1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4839

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