# CVE-2023-23342: HCL Nomad for web is affected by cryptographic validation of local data access that can be circumvented

> Attackers can circumvent cryptographic validation of local data access by manipulating local files, bypassing security controls in HCL Nomad for web.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcxq-r748-xw3v

## What is CVE-2023-23342?

CVE-2023-23342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Nomad for web, published on 10 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

If certain local files are manipulated in a certain manner, the validation to use the cryptographic keys can be circumvented.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23342?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Hcl Nomad.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Nomad for web

- [CVE-2024-23586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23586/): An insufficient session timeout vulnerability affects HCL Nomad server on Domino (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2020-4092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4092/): Information disclosure in "HCL Nomad" (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23342 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Nomad for web, published on 10 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Nomad for web. 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-2023-23342/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23342/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23342
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23342
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23342

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23342/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.