Which versions of Polarion Alm are affected by CVE-2024-51445?

Organizations using Polarion face moderate risk from CVE-2024-51445, a XML external entity vulnerability rated CVSS 7.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-51445?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems running Polarion and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Polarion Alm CVE-2024-51445

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-51445?

CVE-2024-51445 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.1 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2025-05-13 productcert@siemens.com

XXE Polarion Alm

7.1

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.1 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:41 vuln.today

CVE Published

May 13, 2025 - 10:15 nvd

HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). The affected application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the docx import feature. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary data from the application server.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). The affected application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the docx import feature. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary data from the application server. Affected products include: Siemens Polarion Alm.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.