# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fcq-rvc2-2j86

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27546?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44750/): HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in lasr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44752/): HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in wp6sr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44754/): HCL Domino is susceptible to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in lasr.dll in Micro Focus KeyView. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-14244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14244/): Memory corruption in HCL Domino (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-14260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14260/): Memory corruption in HCL Domino (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27546 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL iNotes. 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-2022-27546/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27546/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27546
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27546
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27546

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27546/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.