CVE-2022-42447: Cross-origin resource sharing vulnerability affects HCL Compass

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

HCL Compass is vulnerable to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). This vulnerability can allow an unprivileged remote attacker to trick a legitimate user into accessing a special resource and executing a malicious request.

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Compass: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.3; from 2.1.0 before 2.2.1 — fixed in 2.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software HCL Compass 2.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0103581
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0103581

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