HCL DevOps Velocity up to 5.1.6 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in HCL DevOps Velocity up to 5.1.6. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-31991. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HCL DevOps Velocity up to 5.1.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Rate Limiting for attempting a user login is not being properly enforced, making HCL DevOps Velocity susceptible to brute-force attacks past the unsuccessful login attempt limit.  This vulnerability is fixed in 5.1.7.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31991 since 04/01/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

Upgrading to version 5.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DevOps Velocity 5.1.7

Timelineinfo

04/01/2025 CVE reserved
04/13/2026 +377 days Advisory disclosed
04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +86 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0130138
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31991 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357176

Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2026 18:34
Updated: 07/08/2026 05:27
Changes: 04/13/2026 18:34 (64), 07/08/2026 05:27 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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