# CVE-2022-42449: HCL Domino Volt is affected by an unrestricted upload of a dangerous file type

> Attackers can upload malicious HTML files to execute unsafe JavaScript in deployed HCL Domino Volt applications due to unsafe default filters.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfj7-6gw7-5442

## What is CVE-2022-42449?

CVE-2022-42449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Domino Volt, published on 30 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unsafe default file type filter policy in HCL Domino Volt allows upload of .html file and execution of unsafe JavaScript in deployed applications

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42449?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Domino Leap.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Domino Volt

- [CVE-2023-37535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37535/): HCL Domino Volt and Domino Leap are affected by a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-30145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30145/): HCL Domino Volt and Domino Leap are affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-30115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30115/): HCL Domino Volt and Domino Leap are affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-45721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45721/): HCL Domino Volt and Domino Leap are affected by a disclosure of private personal information vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-27562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27562/): HCL Domino Volt is affected by an unrestricted upload of a dangerous file type (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Domino Volt, published on 30 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Domino Volt. 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-2022-42449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.