Sametime Impacted by Autocomplete Feature in Legacy Web Chat Client
CVE-2023-45696

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

HCL Software
Status
HCL Sametime
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2024

What is CVE-2023-45696?

The HCL Sametime Legacy Web Chat Client is vulnerable due to the inappropriate handling of sensitive fields with autocomplete enabled. This vulnerability permits the web browser to store user input data by default, potentially leading to unintended exposure of sensitive information. It is essential for users and administrators to be aware of this issue to implement necessary security measures, such as disabling autocomplete features and sanitizing any sensitive entries made through the client.

Affected Version(s)

HCL Sametime 11.5, 11.6, 11.6 IF1, 12.0, 12.0 FP1, 12.0.1, 12.0.1 FP1

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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