CVE-2022-27546

high-risk

Published 2022-08-29

HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by improper validation of user-supplied input supplied with a form POST request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Do I need to act?

0.24% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.3/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Hcl Inotes

Affected Vendors

Hcltech

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0100216

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high-risk

Severity 29/34 · Critical

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 27/34 · High