CVE-2024-42188

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a broken access control vulnerability that may allow an unauthorized user to update data in certain scenarios.

CVSS v3 3.7 LOW

3.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0117387	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release7::::::

History

28 Oct 2025, 18:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release7:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release6:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release4::::::
References	~~() https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0117387 -~~	() https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0117387 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Hcltech Hcltech connections

Information

Published : 2024-11-14 16:15

Updated : 2025-10-28 18:45

NVD link : CVE-2024-42188

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42188

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42188

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hcltech

connections

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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