Medium severity · published Apr 2, 2023
CVE-2022-42452
HCL Launch is vulnerable to HTML injection
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HCL Launch is vulnerable to HTML injection. HTML code is stored and included without being sanitized. This can lead to further attacks such as XSS and Open Redirections.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HL
Hcl Launch · Hcltechsw
6.2.0.0 through 6.2.7.18; 7.0.5.0 through 7.0.5.13; 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.2.9; 7.2.0.0 through 7.2.3.2; 7.3.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42452
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42452
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102081
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