What is CVE-2020-14258?

CVE-2020-14258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Notes, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-14258?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Hcl Notes

CVE-2020-14258

HCL Notes is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted email message to hang the client. Versions 9, 10 and 11 are affected.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hcl Notes — versions v9, v10, v11
Hcltech Notes — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@hcl.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14258?: CVE-2020-14258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Notes, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-14258?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.