CVE-2025-0252 HCL IEM is affected by a password in cleartext vulnerability
HCL IEM transmits passwords in cleartext, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive credentials during network transit.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0252?
CVE-2025-0252 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software IEM, published on 25 Jul 2025. 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 IEM is affected by a password in cleartext vulnerability. Sensitive information is transmitted without adequate protection, potentially exposing it to unauthorized access during transit.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Intelliops Event Management.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-0252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software IEM
- CVE-2026-56584 HCL IEM was affected with the Information disclosure nginx server
- CVE-2026-56587 HCL IEM was affected with Strict transport security not enforced
- CVE-2025-0249 HCL IEM is affected by an improper invalidation of access or JWT token vulnerability
- CVE-2026-56585 HCL IEM was affected with the Anti Clickjacking XFrame Options Header Missing
- CVE-2026-56586 HCL IEM was affected with X-Content-Type-Options Header Missing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2v5-7544-9fpc.