CVE-2023-28828 XML external entity in Polarion ALM

What is CVE-2023-28828?

CVE-2023-28828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Polarion ALM, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V22R2). The application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28828?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Polarion Alm.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-28828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Polarion ALM

• CVE-2023-50236 Privilege escalation in Polarion ALM High 7.8
• CVE-2024-23813 Missing authorization in Polarion ALM High 7.3
• CVE-2024-51444 SQL injection in Polarion V2310 High 7.1
• CVE-2024-51445 XML external entity in Polarion V2310 High 7.1
• CVE-2024-51447 Information disclosure in Polarion V2310 Medium 6.9

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-28cv-g234-w9cx.