CVE-2023-45718

HCL Sametime is impacted by a failure to invalidate sessions

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Published Feb 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 3.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sametime is impacted by a failure to invalidate sessions. The application is setting sensitive cookie values in a persistent manner in Sametime Web clients. When this happens, cookie values can remain valid even after a user has closed out their session.

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 Sametime

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.5, 11.6, 11.6 IF1, 12.0, 12.0 FP1, 12.0.1, 12.0.1 FP1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:sametime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-50007	Sametime is impacted by a failure to invalidate sessions. The application is setting sensitive cookie values in a persistent manner in Sametime Web clients. When this happens, cookie values can remain valid even after a user has closed out their session.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

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% (0.354% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0109082

History

Jun 3, 2025 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-613
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sep 5, 2024 1:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Hcltech Hcltech sametime
Weaknesses		CWE-384
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:sametime::::::::
Vendors & Products		Hcltech Hcltech sametime

Subscriptions

Hcltech Sametime

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 6:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Feb 9, 2024, 9:22 PM
Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 6:52 PM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2023, 9:26 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:29 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:29 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:29 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 9, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:29 AM

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