# CVE-2017-1563: Cross-site scripting in Rational DOORS

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into the IBM Doors Web Access UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cv3p-mqv3-gjq2

## What is CVE-2017-1563?

CVE-2017-1563 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Rational DOORS, published on 26 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Doors Web Access 9.5 and 9.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 131763.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1563?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Engineering Requirements Management Doors.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1563?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Rational DOORS

- [CVE-2018-1457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1457/): Privilege escalation in Rational DOORS (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-50304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50304/): IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS XML external entity injection (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2017-1545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1545/): Hardcoded credentials in Rational DOORS (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-28949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28949/): IBM Engineering Requirements Management cross-site request forgery (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-43190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43190/): IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS weak authentication (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1563 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1563 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Rational DOORS, published on 26 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Rational DOORS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1563/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1563/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1563
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1563
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1563

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