CVE-2025-31987 HCL Connections Docs is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
Attackers can cause denial of service in HCL Connections Docs by uploading documents that trigger resource exhaustion.
- 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-2025-31987?
CVE-2025-31987 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in HCL Software Connections Docs, published on 14 Aug 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 Connections Docs may mishandle validation of certain uploaded documents leading to denial of service due to resource exhaustion.
Weakness: CWE-405
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Connections Docs.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-31987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Connections Docs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxh8-wpm5-qp9x.