CVE-2023-37503

A weak password requirements vulnerability affects HCL Compass

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Published Oct 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

HCL Compass is vulnerable to insecure password requirements. An attacker could easily guess the password and gain access to user accounts.

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 Compass

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0, 2.1, 2.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:hcl_compass::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:hcl_compass::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:hcl_compass:2.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41390	HCL Compass is vulnerable to insecure password requirements. An attacker could easily guess the password and gain access to user accounts.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.527% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107512

History

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Subscriptions

Hcltech Hcl Compass

Weaknesses

CWE-521

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 12, 2024, 6:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Oct 19, 2023, 2:06 AM
Updated: Sep 12, 2024, 6:01 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: Oct 19, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

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