CVE-2020-14240

HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability 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.

Published: 2020-11-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14240 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14240

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.32% 0.66% +0.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.07% 0.32% +0.25%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14240

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14240

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14240

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hcltech notes >= 9.0, <= 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes >= 10.0, <= 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes >= 11.0, <= 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if5:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if6:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp10if7:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp1if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp1if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp2if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp2if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp2if3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp2if4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp3if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp3if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp3if3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp3if4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp4if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp4if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp5if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp5if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp5if3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp7if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp7if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp8if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp9if1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:9.0.1:fp9if2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:10.0.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:10.0.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:10.0.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:10.0.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech notes 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:notes:10.0.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14240

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