CVE-2022-42447 Cross-origin resource sharing vulnerability affects HCL Compass

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

An unprivileged remote attacker can trick a legitimate user into executing malicious requests via a CORS vulnerability in HCL Compass.

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-2022-42447?

CVE-2022-42447 is a critical vulnerability in HCL Compass2.0 , published on 27 Mar 2023. 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 Compass is vulnerable to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). This vulnerability can allow an unprivileged remote attacker to trick a legitimate user into accessing a special resource and executing a malicious request.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Hcl Compass.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-42447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f93v-4jq6-g3hj.

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