CVE-2023-37497 (GCVE-0-2023-37497)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-03 21:14 – Updated: 2024-10-17 15:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
Summary
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-17 15:00 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | HCL Unica Platform |
Affected:
< 11.1.0.6, <12.1.1
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-08-03 20:30
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