IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS XML external entity injection
Priority LOW 37CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Web Access 9.7.2.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 273335.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00614 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Engineering Requirements Management DOORS | 9.7.2.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Engineering Requirements Management DOORS VendorIBM Affected 9.7.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh7c-pf93-3v3r
References
More IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01341 An undisclosed vulnerability in IBM Rational DOORS 9.5.1 through 9.6.1.10 application… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01239 IBM Doors Web Access 9.5 and 9.6 could allow an attacker with physical access to the… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-13416 IBM Engineering Requirements Management cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-01219 Improper input validation in IBM Rational DOORS CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-28852 IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS weak authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2017-01259 Cross-site scripting in IBM Rational DOORS CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-50304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh7c-pf93-3v3r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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