What is CVE-2020-14240?

CVE-2020-14240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Notes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-14240?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Hcltech Notes

CVE-2020-14240

HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Hcltech Notes — versions 9.0.1, 10.0.1
N/a Hcl Notes — versions HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@hcl.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14240?: CVE-2020-14240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Notes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-14240?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.