Security Bulletin: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks due to FasterXML Jackson Databind (CVE-2020-25649)

Summary

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is vulnerable to CVE-2020-25649 due to FasterXML Jackson Databind. FasterXML Jackson Databind is used by IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next for data mapping between JSON and Java objects. The fix includes FasterXML Jackson Databind v2.12.4.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-25649
**DESCRIPTION:**FasterXML Jackson Databind could provide weaker than expected security, caused by not having entity expansion secured properly. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch XML external entity (XXE) attacks to have impact over data integrity.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192648 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by taking the actions documented in this bulletin.

For IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0.2, install ifix 9 or newer.

For IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0.1, install ifix 13 or newer.

For IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0, install ifix 13 or newer.

For IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.6.1, install ifix 21 or newer.

For IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.6, install ifix 24 or newer.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None