Session hijacking via URL-exposed authentication tokens
Published Feb 23, 2026 · Updated Feb 23, 2026
Information exposure in HCL Software ZIE for Web 16 allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions through leaked URL tokens. ZIE for Web places sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers in URL query parameters, exposing them to network logging and referrer transmission. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a linked site or an attacker to obtain a network log; the stolen values permit actions in the victim's session.
Summary
What happened
Information exposure in HCL Software ZIE for Web 16 allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions through leaked URL tokens. ZIE for Web places sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers in URL query parameters, exposing them to network logging and referrer transmission. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a linked site or an attacker to obtain a network log; the stolen values permit actions in the victim's session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-59873
- Published
- Feb 23, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Vendor
- HCL Software
- Product
- ZIE for Web
- Classifications
- CWE-598, T1539
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=v16
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