#VU87004 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next - CVE-2023-28949

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87004

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28949

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next: before 9.7.2.7

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7124058
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251216

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.