IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next 7.0.2/7.0.3/7.1 Email origin validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next 7.0.2/7.0.3/7.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Email Handler. The manipulation leads to origin validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-2140. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next 7.0.2/7.0.3/7.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a origin validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next 7.0.2, 7.0.3, and 7.1 could allow an authenticated user on the network to spoof email identity of the sender due to improper verification of source data.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2140 since 03/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270690 (IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Multiple Vulnerabilities (7247716)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (270690) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-33896). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Origin validation
CWE: CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Nessus ID: 270690
Nessus Name: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Multiple Vulnerabilities (7247716)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2025 CVE reserved
10/13/2025 +216 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-2140 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328091
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2025 07:42
Updated: 10/17/2025 19:48
Changes: 10/13/2025 07:42 (63), 10/13/2025 08:02 (1), 10/17/2025 19:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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