Authenticated information disclosure via external XML entities
Published Apr 26, 2023 · Updated Jan 30, 2025
XXE in HCL Workload Automation 9.5.0.6 and earlier and 10.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to expose sensitive information. HCL states that the product processes XML with external entities enabled but does not identify the parser, endpoint, or affected data flow. Valid low-privileged access is required; HCL scores confidentiality impact only, although its description also reports memory consumption.
Summary
What happened
XXE in HCL Workload Automation 9.5.0.6 and earlier and 10.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to expose sensitive information. HCL states that the product processes XML with external entities enabled but does not identify the parser, endpoint, or affected data flow. Valid low-privileged access is required; HCL scores confidentiality impact only, although its description also reports memory consumption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-28009
- Published
- Apr 26, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Vendor
- HCL Software
- Product
- HCL Workload Automation
- Classifications
- CWE-611
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<=9.5.0.6, 10.1.0.0
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