CVE-2023-37540 HCL Sametime Chat is affected by an unimplemented feature in the UI
An attacker can access sensitive data stored by the HCL Sametime Chat client due to insecure storage practices in the underlying Eclipse framework.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-37540?
CVE-2023-37540 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Sametime Chat, published on 23 Feb 2024. 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
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Sametime.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-37540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Sametime Chat
- CVE-2021-27771 HCL Sametime is susceptible a file transfer service vulnerability
- CVE-2021-27772 HCL Sametime is vulnerable to an information disclosure
- CVE-2021-27770 HCL Sametime is vulnerable to arbitrary HTTP requests
- CVE-2022-42446 HCL Sametime 12.0 and 12.0FP1 anonymous users have directory lookup access
- CVE-2023-50349 HCL Sametime is impacted by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqr5-9j5g-m238.