CVE-2022-42445 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

HCL Launch could allow a user with administrative privileges, including "Manage Security" permissions, the ability to recover a credential previously saved for performing authenticated LDAP searches.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00138.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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 Launch

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.2.7.0 - 6.2.7.17, 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.5.12, 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.2.8, 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Hcltechsw Subscribe	Hcl Launch Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45518	HCL Launch could allow a user with administrative privileges, including "Manage Security" permissions, the ability to recover a credential previously saved for performing authenticated LDAP searches.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0101208

History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-522
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2022-11-28T14:54:28.817Z

Updated: 2025-04-25T15:04:53.111Z

Reserved: 2022-10-06T16:01:51.740Z

Link: CVE-2022-42445

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:10:40.998Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-12T13:15:14.737

Modified: 2025-04-25T15:15:32.680

Link: CVE-2022-42445

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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