# CVE-2020-14245: Missing authorization in HCL OneTest UI

> HCL OneTest UI fails to authenticate users for critical functions, allowing attackers to bypass identity checks and consume resources.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88xq-4322-8jj4

## What is CVE-2020-14245?

CVE-2020-14245 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in HCL OneTest UI, published on 4 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL OneTest UI V9.5, V10.0, and V10.1 does not perform authentication for functionality that either requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltechsw Onetest Performance.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL OneTest UI

- [CVE-2020-14246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14246/): Weak cryptography in HCL OneTest Performance (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-14247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14247/): Security feature bypass in HCL OneTest Performance (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14245 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in HCL OneTest UI, published on 4 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL OneTest UI. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14245/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.