HCL Connections 6.5/7.0/8.0 Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL Connections 6.5/7.0/8.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28018. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL Connections 6.5/7.0/8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2024 as KB0108430. The advisory is available at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28018 since 03/10/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/10/2023 🔍
02/13/2024 +340 days 🔍
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04/20/2025 +431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0108430
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-253502

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2024 07:39
Updated: 04/20/2025 00:35
Changes: 02/13/2024 07:39 (49), 10/16/2024 22:39 (27), 04/20/2025 00:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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