CVE-2025-31971 AIML Solutions for HCL SX is susceptible to a URL validation vulnerability

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a URL validation flaw in HCL AIML Solutions to perform SSRF attacks, accessing internal services or sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-31971?

CVE-2025-31971 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in HCL Software AIML Solutions for SX, published on 28 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

AIML Solutions for HCL SX is vulnerable to a URL validation vulnerability.  The issue may allow attackers to launch a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack enabling unauthorized network calls from the system, potentially exposing internal services or sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-425

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31971?

How do I fix CVE-2025-31971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2025-31971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-grx4-h3p5-8w9q.

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