CVE-2020-14271 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-14271?

CVE-2020-14271 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2020-14271?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hcltech Hcl Inotes.

Vulnerability Description

HCL iNotes v9, v10 and v11 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper handling of message content. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted markup to execute script in a victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hcltech	Hcl Inotes	>= 9.0, < 10.0.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085892Vendor Advisory
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085892Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-14271?

CVE-2020-14271 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). HCL iNotes v9, v10 and v11 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper handling of message content. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulner...

How severe is CVE-2020-14271?

CVE-2020-14271 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-14271?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hcltech Hcl Inotes.