CVE-2023-37538 (GCVE-0-2023-37538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 12:53 – Updated: 2024-09-18 16:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS)
Summary
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS). One subcomponent is vulnerable to reflected XSS. In reflected XSS, an attacker must induce a victim to click on a crafted URL from some delivery mechanism (email, other web site).
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-18 16:02 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | Digital Experience |
Affected:
8.5, 9.0, 9.5
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-10-11 12:47
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