CVE-2023-28018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation on certain requests. Using a specially-crafted request an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service for affected users.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00046.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hcltech	Connections

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31743	HCL Connections is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation on certain requests. Using a specially-crafted request an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service for affected users.

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=KB0108430

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Hcltech Hcltech connections
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Hcltech Hcltech connections

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2024-02-12T22:46:34.492Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T14:39:57.544Z

Reserved: 2023-03-10T03:59:29.452Z

Link: CVE-2023-28018

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:23:30.903Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-12T23:15:08.100

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:53:56.500

Link: CVE-2023-28018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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