CVE-2023-28009: HCL Workload Automation is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

HCL Workload Automation is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Affected products

HCL Software Workload Automation: 9.4.0, 9.4.0-fix_pack_3, 9.4.0-fix_pack_4, 9.4.0-fix_pack_5, 9.4.0-fix_pack_6, 9.4.0-fix_pack_7 (+8)

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0104371
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0104371

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