CVE-2025-31996 Unprotected files are impacting HCL Unica Platform
Attackers can access unprotected files containing sensitive information in HCL Unica Platform due to improper access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31996?
CVE-2025-31996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Unica Platform, published on 13 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HCL Unica Platform is affected by unprotected files due to improper access controls. These files may contain sensitive information such as private or system information that can be exploited by attackers to compromise the application, infrastructure, or users.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Unica.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Unica Platform
- CVE-2025-62319 Boolean-Based SQL Injection in Multiple Unica Components
- CVE-2023-37497 An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
- CVE-2023-37498 HCL Unica Platform is vulnerable to a privilege escalation by unauthorized group assignation
- CVE-2023-37499 A Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
- CVE-2023-37500 A Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq72-627q-5jfj.