CVE-2024-42210 (GCVE-0-2024-42210)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 07:32 – Updated: 2026-03-23 13:50
VLAI
Title
HCL Unica Marketing Operations v12.1.8 and lower is affected by a Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
A Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL Unica Marketing Operations v12.1.8 and lower.  Stored cross-site scripting (also known as second-order or persistent XSS) arises when an application receives data from an untrusted source and includes that data within its later HTTP responses in an unsafe way.
Severity
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-03-19 07:32
Credits
Mario Tesoro
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