CVE-2023-37502Network attack vector

Code execution via unrestricted active-content upload

Published Oct 18, 2023 · Updated Sep 13, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in HCL Compass 2.0 through 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to upload executable content. HCL has not disclosed the affected upload handler or the validation failure that permits files containing active code. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and user interaction; uploaded code executes on the server or in a user's browser.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in HCL Compass 2.0 through 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to upload executable content. HCL has not disclosed the affected upload handler or the validation failure that permits files containing active code. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and user interaction; uploaded code executes on the server or in a user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37502
Published
Oct 18, 2023
Updated
Sep 13, 2024
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL Compass
Classifications
CWE-434, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.0, 2.1, 2.2
  3. Affected versionversion=2.1
  4. Affected versionversion=2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL Compassversion=2.0; version=2.0, 2.1, 2.2; version=2.1; version=2.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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