An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
CVE-2023-37497

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Hcl Software
Status
Hcl Unica Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-37497?

The HCL Unica application features an application programming interface (API) that unintentionally permits the processing of arbitrary XML input. By cleverly crafting and submitting XML payloads, an authenticated attacker with appropriate privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, leading to potential exposure of sensitive data, server-side request forgery (SSRF), and other security risks to the backend services.

Affected Version(s)

HCL Unica Platform < 11.1.0.6, <12.1.1

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_a...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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