CVE-2022-27546 HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Remote attackers can execute scripts in victims' browsers or steal authentication credentials via a crafted URL in HCL iNotes.
- 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-2022-27546?
CVE-2022-27546 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL iNotes, published on 29 Aug 2022. 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27546?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hcltech Domino, Hcltech Hcl Inotes.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27546 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-2022-27546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL iNotes
- CVE-2022-44750 HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in lasr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView.
- CVE-2022-44752 HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in wp6sr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView
- CVE-2022-44754 HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in lasr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView.
- CVE-2020-14244 Memory corruption in HCL Domino
- CVE-2020-14260 Memory corruption in HCL Domino
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fcq-rvc2-2j86.