IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.7.2.9 < 9.7.2.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7238992)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 242323

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (formerly IBM Rational DOORS) installed on the remote host is 9.7.2.9 prior to 9.7.2.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 7238992 advisory.

- CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected version a vulnerability has been discovered in the core HTML processing module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed comments HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0. (CVE-2021-41165)

- CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected versions a vulnerability has been discovered in the Advanced Content Filter (ACF) module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0. (CVE-2021-41164)

- It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted text into the Styles input of specific dialogs (in the Advanced Tab for Dialogs plugin). (CVE-2021-26271)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade IBM DOORS based upon the guidance specified in 7238992.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 242323

File Name: ibm_doors_7238992.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/18/2025

Updated: 7/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:rational_doors

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/IBM DOORS

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0881, CVE-2013-0248, CVE-2013-2186, CVE-2013-4002, CVE-2014-0050, CVE-2014-9970, CVE-2016-1000031, CVE-2016-3092, CVE-2018-17960, CVE-2018-25032, CVE-2020-14338, CVE-2020-27193, CVE-2020-4051, CVE-2020-9281, CVE-2021-23450, CVE-2021-26271, CVE-2021-29425, CVE-2021-33829, CVE-2021-37695, CVE-2021-41164, CVE-2021-41165, CVE-2022-23437, CVE-2022-24728, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2022-46337, CVE-2023-22665, CVE-2023-24998, CVE-2023-45853, CVE-2023-52428, CVE-2024-23672, CVE-2024-24549, CVE-2024-24815, CVE-2024-24816, CVE-2024-25062, CVE-2024-34750, CVE-2024-38286, CVE-2024-43190, CVE-2024-57699, CVE-2025-22228

IAVA: 2025-A-0530

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