CVE-2008-5328
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest before 7 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 during an import process.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6
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affected products (8)
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also known as (2)
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references (6)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/32847enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65908enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46995enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32847Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65908nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46995nvd
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