HCL Connections 7.0/8.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in HCL Connections 7.0/8.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-42188. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL Connections 7.0/8.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a broken access control vulnerability that may allow an unauthorized user to update data in certain scenarios.

The weakness was released by Christoph Stöttner as KB0117387. The advisory is shared for download at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-42188 since 07/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/28/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/29/2024 🔍
11/14/2024 +108 days 🔍
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10/28/2025 +348 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0117387
Researcher: Christoph Stöttner
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284576

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2024 17:28
Updated: 10/28/2025 19:59
Changes: 11/14/2024 17:28 (63), 02/26/2025 22:15 (3), 10/28/2025 19:59 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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