CVE-2021-27777

HCL Unica Platform is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection

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Published May 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerabilities occur when poorly configured XML parsers process user supplied input without sufficient validation. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate XML content and inject malicious external entity references.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

HCL Unica

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12 and below`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14518	XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerabilities occur when poorly configured XML parsers process user supplied input without sufficient validation. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate XML content and inject malicious external entity references.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.846% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0097124

History

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Subscriptions

Hcltech Unica

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: May 12, 2022, 9:25 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:31 PM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

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