CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2008-5327
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.10%
Original NVD 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.