CVE-2023-50304: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS XML external entity injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM Rational DOORS: 9.7.2.8
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS and DOORS Web Access: 9.7.2.8

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/273335
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/273335
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160471

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