# CVE-2023-45192: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next XML external entity injection

> Remote attackers can exploit XML External Entity injection in IBM DOORS Next to expose sensitive information or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78vm-22gj-q6cp

## What is CVE-2023-45192?

CVE-2023-45192 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 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:  268758.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45192?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Doors Next.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45192?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next

- [CVE-2024-41787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41787/): IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next code execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4856/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-4857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4857/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-4863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4863/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-4866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4866/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45192 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45192 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. 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-2023-45192/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45192/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45192
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45192
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45192

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