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CVE-2023-28018:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
HCL Connections is vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2023-28018), discovered and disclosed on February 12, 2024. The vulnerability affects HCL Connections versions 6.5, 7.0, and 8.0, caused by improper validation on certain requests (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. HCL Software initially assessed it with a lower CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is characterized by its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can cause denial of service for affected users. The primary impact is on system availability, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the NIST assessment (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
HCL has released an advisory detailing the vulnerability and providing mitigation instructions through their support portal (HCL Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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