CVE-2023-45696 HCL Sametime is impacted by an autocomplete enabled vulnerability

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Sensitive fields in the Legacy web chat client allow browser storage of user data, potentially exposing information to local attackers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-45696?

CVE-2023-45696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Sametime, published on 10 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 is impacted by sensitive fields with autocomplete enabled in the Legacy web chat client. By default, this allows user entered data to be stored by the browser.

Weakness: CWE-524

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45696?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Sametime.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-45696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j75r-xrr2-rgp6.

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