# CVE-2024-30112: HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser to steal authentication credentials and compromise accounts in HCL Connections.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4f7-w5wq-j7fw

## What is CVE-2024-30112?

CVE-2024-30112 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software Connections, published on 25 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise user's account then launch other attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30112?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Connections.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-30112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-30112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Connections

- [CVE-2020-4085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4085/): Information disclosure in "HCL Connections" (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4209/): Open redirect in HCL Connections (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-28018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28018/): HCL Connections s vulnerable to possible denial of service for certain users (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-4083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4083/): Information disclosure in "HCL Connections" (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2026-21788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21788/): HCL Connections is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-30112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-30112 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software Connections, published on 25 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software Connections. 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-2024-30112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.