CVE-2020-4281Network attack vector

Session credential disclosure via embedded Web UI scripts

Published Jun 19, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Cross-site scripting in IBM DOORS Next 6.0.2, 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript. The Web UI embeds user-supplied JavaScript in content viewed within a trusted session; IBM has not disclosed the affected field or handler. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and interaction by another user, exposing session credentials and altering displayed application behavior.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in IBM DOORS Next 6.0.2, 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript. The Web UI embeds user-supplied JavaScript in content viewed within a trusted session; IBM has not disclosed the affected field or handler. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and interaction by another user, exposing session credentials and altering displayed application behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4281
Published
Jun 19, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
Classifications
T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 19, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.2
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.6
  3. Affected versionversion=6.0.6.1
  4. Affected versionversion=7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Nextversion=6.0.2; version=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1189Drive-by Compromise

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