Authenticated data modification through undisclosed access-control flaw
Published Aug 15, 2025 · Updated Aug 15, 2025
Broken access control in HCL Connections 8.0 allows remote authenticated users to update data through network requests. HCL has not published the affected component, request, data object, or authorization check that fails. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, user interaction, and specific conditions; the reported impact is limited data modification and disclosure without service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Broken access control in HCL Connections 8.0 allows remote authenticated users to update data through network requests. HCL has not published the affected component, request, data object, or authorization check that fails. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, user interaction, and specific conditions; the reported impact is limited data modification and disclosure without service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31961
- Published
- Aug 15, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Vendor
- HCL Software
- Product
- HCL Connections
- Classifications
- CWE-1220
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.0
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