CVE-2023-28828

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Published Apr 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V22R2). The application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Siemens

Polarion ALM

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions < V22R2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_alm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32460	A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V22R2). The application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.590% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-632164.pdf

History

Feb 7, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Siemens Polarion Alm

Weaknesses

CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 7, 2025, 4:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: siemens
Published: Apr 11, 2023, 9:03 AM
Updated: Feb 7, 2025, 4:50 PM
Reserved: Mar 24, 2023, 3:17 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:51 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:51 PM

NVD Updated: Oct 23, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 11, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Oct 23, 2026, 11:10 PM

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