# CVE-2024-42195: HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is vulnerable to HTML injection

> Attackers can inject HTML into the web interface, potentially exposing sensitive information to other users.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjhq-xqvq-7gh3

## What is CVE-2024-42195?

CVE-2024-42195 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software DevOps Deploy /  Launch, published on 5 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is vulnerable to HTML injection. This vulnerability may allow a user to embed arbitrary HTML tags in the Web UI potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42195?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hcltechsw Hcl Devops Deploy, Hcltechsw Hcl Launch.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software DevOps Deploy /  Launch

- [CVE-2025-0255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0255/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to command injection vulnerability (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-56460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56460/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to an Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-0257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0257/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to unauthorized access to other services (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-23558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23558/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch does not invalidate all session authentication cookies after logout (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2026-56459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56459/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to sensitive information disclosure (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42195 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software DevOps Deploy /  Launch, published on 5 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software DevOps Deploy /  Launch. 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-2024-42195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.