CVE-2024-42207 HCL iAutomate is affected by a session fixation vulnerability
An attacker can hijack a victim's session ID to take over their authenticated account in HCL iAutomate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42207?
CVE-2024-42207 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HCL Software iAutomate, published on 5 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HCL iAutomate is affected by a session fixation vulnerability. An attacker could hijack a victim's session ID from their authenticated session.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Dryice Iautomate.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-42207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software iAutomate
- CVE-2025-31955 HCL iAutomate is affected by a sensitive data exposure vulnerability
- CVE-2025-31952 HCL iAutomate is affected by an insufficient session expiration
- CVE-2025-31953 HCL iAutomate is affected by hardcoded credentials
- CVE-2023-23347 Use of a broken cryptographic algorithm affects HCL DRYiCE iAutomate
- CVE-2025-31954 HCL iAutomate is susceptible to a sensitive information disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r89w-qx4v-xpfv.