# CVE-2024-23563: HCL Connections Docs is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure

> An attacker can obtain sensitive information they are not entitled to due to improper handling of request data in HCL Connections Docs.

- **Severity:** Low 3.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29vj-gvmm-9fp3

## What is CVE-2024-23563?

CVE-2024-23563 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Connections Docs, published on 12 Feb 2025. 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

HCL Connections Docs is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure which could allow a user to obtain sensitive information they are not entitled to, caused by improper handling of request data.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23563?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Connections Docs.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23563?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Connections Docs

- [CVE-2025-31987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31987/): HCL Connections Docs is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23563 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23563 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Connections Docs, published on 12 Feb 2025. 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-2024-23563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software Connections Docs. 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-2024-23563/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23563/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23563
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23563
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23563

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23563/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.