HCL Connections Docs 2.0.2 amplification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HCL Connections Docs 2.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to amplification. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-31987. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HCL Connections Docs 2.0.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a amplification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-405. The product does not properly control situations in which an adversary can cause the product to consume or produce excessive resources without requiring the adversary to invest equivalent work or otherwise prove authorization, i.e., the adversary's influence is "asymmetric." Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

HCL Connections Docs may mishandle validation of certain uploaded documents leading to denial of service due to resource exhaustion.

The weakness was released by Christoph Stöttner as KB0123272. The advisory is shared for download at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31987 since 04/01/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Amplification
CWE: CWE-405 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2025 CVE reserved
08/15/2025 +136 days Advisory disclosed
08/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/21/2025 +98 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0123272
Researcher: Christoph Stöttner
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31987 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320276

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2025 06:56
Updated: 11/21/2025 22:53
Changes: 08/15/2025 06:56 (62), 11/21/2025 22:53 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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