What is CVE-2025-31988?

CVE-2025-31988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Digital Experience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2025-31988?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-31988 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Hcl Software Digital Experience

CVE-2025-31988

HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS) in an administrative UI with restricted access.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hcl Software Digital Experience — versions 8.5, 9.0, 9.5
Hcltech Digital_experience — versions 8.5, 9.0, 9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@hcl.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31988?: CVE-2025-31988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Digital Experience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-31988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-31988 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.