PT-2020-13946 · Hcl · Hcl Client Application Access

Published 2020-12-22 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-14231

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HCL Client Application Access version 9

Description A vulnerability in the input parameter handling could potentially be exploited by an authenticated attacker, resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This could allow the attacker to crash the program or inject code into the system, which would execute with the privileges of the currently logged in user.

Recommendations For HCL Client Application Access version 9, consider restricting access to the input parameter handling functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the privileges of the currently logged in user to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-14231

Affected Products

Hcl Client Application Access

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085882 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14231 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21182 · Telegram Post