CVE-2021-27788: HCL Verse is susceptible to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

HCL Verse is susceptible to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. By tricking a user into clicking a crafted URL, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute script in a victim's web browser to perform operations as the victim and/or steal the victim's cookies, session tokens, or other sensitive information.

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Verse: from 2.0 before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software HCL Verse 3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0103678
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0103678

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