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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DOORS Next Generation up to 5.0.2/6.0.5. This affects an unknown part of the component Web UI. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-1494. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DOORS Next Generation up to 5.0.2/6.0.5. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DOORS Next Generation (DNG/RRC) 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 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: 141097.

The bug was discovered 07/02/2018. The weakness was published 07/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1494 since 12/13/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• IBM

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• DOORS Next Generation

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• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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