CVE-2023-28017

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user after visiting the vulnerable URL which leads to executing malicious script code. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise a user's account then launch other attacks.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0108264	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-12-07 05:15

Updated : 2023-12-12 15:51

NVD link : CVE-2023-28017

Mitre link : CVE-2023-28017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-28017

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Products Affected

hcltech

connections

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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