CVE-2023-37497

An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform

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Published Aug 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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 Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 11.1.0.6, <12.1.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41384	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.530% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0106547

History

Oct 17, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hcltech Unica

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 17, 2024, 3:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Aug 3, 2023, 9:14 PM
Updated: Oct 17, 2024, 3:00 PM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2023, 4:11 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

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