CVE-2021-27785

Personal information disclosure via victim-triggered website operation

Published Jul 29, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Credential protection weakness in HCL Commerce Remote Store server 9.0.1 and 9.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive personal information. HCL has not disclosed the affected credential-handling locus or the operation that exposes the information. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a victim to first perform a particular operation on the website; reported impact is limited to information exposure.

CVSS severity5.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential protection weakness in HCL Commerce Remote Store server 9.0.1 and 9.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive personal information. HCL has not disclosed the affected credential-handling locus or the operation that exposes the information. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a victim to first perform a particular operation on the website; reported impact is limited to information exposure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-27785
Published
Jul 29, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL Commerce
Classifications
CWE-522
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 29, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 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=9.0.1, 9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL Commerceversion=9.0.1, 9.1

Published CVSS scores

3.9HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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