CVE-2021-27774 (GCVE-0-2021-27774)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-22 20:20 – Updated: 2025-05-27 15:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
An injection vulnerability affects HCL Digital Experience
Summary
User input included in error response, which could be used in a phishing attack.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-27 15:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-209 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&s… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | HCL Digital Experience |
Affected:
8.5, 9.0, 9.5
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-09-13 00:00
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