HCL IEM 1.2 Cookie session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HCL IEM 1.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Cookie Handler. This manipulation causes session fixiation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-0253. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL IEM 1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

HCL IEM is affected by a cookie attribute not set vulnerability due to inconsistency of certain security-related configurations which could increase exposure to potential vulnerabilities.

The advisory is shared at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-0253 since 01/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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: 2.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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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

01/06/2025 CVE reserved
07/25/2025 +199 days Advisory disclosed
07/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/10/2025 +76 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0122368
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0253 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317557

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2025 08:40
Updated: 10/10/2025 00:25
Changes: 07/25/2025 08:40 (63), 10/10/2025 00:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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