CVE-2020-4085Network attack vector

Sensitive-data disclosure via exposed stack traces

Published Apr 22, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in HCL Connections 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive stack-trace data. The affected error-handling path returns a stack trace containing sensitive information, but HCL has not identified the request, endpoint, or exception that triggers it. Low-privileged authenticated network access is required; the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in HCL Connections 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive stack-trace data. The affected error-handling path returns a stack trace containing sensitive information, but HCL has not identified the request, endpoint, or exception that triggers it. Low-privileged authenticated network access is required; the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4085
Published
Apr 22, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL Connections
Classifications
CWE-209
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 22, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion="5.5, 6.0, 6.5"

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL Connectionsversion="5.5, 6.0, 6.5"

Published CVSS scores

6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

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Technologies

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