CVE-2020-14225 Cross-site scripting in HCL iNotes
Remote attackers can exploit improper sanitization in HCL iNotes to perform tabnabbing, tricking users into revealing sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14225?
CVE-2020-14225 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL iNotes, published on 21 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Tabnabbing vulnerability caused by improper sanitization of message content. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to trick the end user into entering sensitive information such as credentials, e.g. as part of a phishing attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14225?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hcltech Hcl Inotes, Hcltechsw Hcl Inotes.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-14225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL iNotes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rg38-723q-h7xm.