CVE-2025-0248

HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can specially craft a URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0127032

Configurations

No configuration.

History

18 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) HCL iNotes es susceptible a una vulnerabilidad de cross-site scripting (XSS) reflejado causada por la validación inadecuada de la entrada proporcionada por el usuario. Un atacante remoto y no autenticado puede crear una URL especialmente diseñada para ejecutar scripts en el navegador web de una víctima dentro del contexto de seguridad del sitio web anfitrión y/o robar las credenciales de autenticación basadas en cookies de la víctima.

Information

Published : 2025-11-25 16:16

Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-0248

Mitre link : CVE-2025-0248

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-0248

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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