HCL Connections 7.0/8.0 Request information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL Connections 7.0/8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42209. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HCL Connections 7.0/8.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HCL Connections is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow a user to obtain sensitive information they are not entitled to, which is caused by improper handling of request data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42209 since 07/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-54796). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Connections

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License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/29/2024 CVE reserved
07/17/2025 +353 days Advisory disclosed
07/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/29/2025 +104 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0122628
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42209 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316827
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2025 21:57
Updated: 10/29/2025 17:16
Changes: 07/17/2025 21:57 (63), 07/17/2025 22:11 (1), 10/29/2025 17:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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