# CVE-2023-37539: HCL Domino Catalog template is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker with document editing rights can inject malicious scripts into the Domino Catalog template, leading to code execution or account takeover when users view the content.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqhj-hg4g-hg2v

## What is CVE-2023-37539?

CVE-2023-37539 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software Domino Server, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Domino Catalog template is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with the ability to edit documents in the catalog application/database created from this template can embed a cross site scripting attack.  The attack would be activated by an end user clicking it.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37539?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Domino.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37539 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Domino Server

- [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-2023-37539 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37539 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software Domino Server, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software Domino Server. 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-2023-37539/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37539/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37539
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37539
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37539

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37539/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.