CVE-2023-37541 | HCL Connections is vulnerable to broken access control

HCL Connections contains a broken access control vulnerability that may allow unauthorized user to update data in certain scenarios.

Published: 2024-06-25 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-37541 is rated Low Risk (22.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-37541

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 0.24% 0.33% +0.09%
2 2025-10-30 0.09% 0.24% +0.14%
3 2025-08-04 — 0.09% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-37541

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
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.
 2.1 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
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 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-37541

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-37541

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hcltech connections 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release5:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release6:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release7:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release8:*:*:*:*:*:*
hcltech connections 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-37541

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