# CVE-2025-0249: HCL IEM is affected by an improper invalidation of access or JWT token vulnerability

> Attackers can access sensitive data without authorization due to improper invalidation of access or JWT tokens in HCL IEM.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp38-37p3-qj24

## What is CVE-2025-0249?

CVE-2025-0249 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HCL Software IEM, published on 24 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL IEM is affected by an improper invalidation of access or JWT token vulnerability.  A token was not invalidated which may allow attackers to access sensitive data without authorization.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0249?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Intelliops Event Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-0249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software IEM

- [CVE-2026-56584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56584/): HCL IEM was affected with the Information disclosure nginx server (low 3.7)
- [CVE-2026-56587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56587/): HCL IEM was affected with Strict transport security not enforced (low 3.7)
- [CVE-2026-56585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56585/): HCL IEM was affected with the Anti Clickjacking XFrame Options Header Missing (low 3.1)
- [CVE-2026-56586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56586/): HCL IEM was affected with X-Content-Type-Options Header Missing (low 3.1)
- [CVE-2025-0251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0251/): HCL IEM is affected by a concurrent login vulnerability (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0249 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HCL Software IEM, published on 24 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software IEM. 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-2025-0249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.