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CVE-2023-37498: HCL Unica Platform is vulnerable to a privilege escalation by unauthorized group assignation

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2023-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A user is capable of assigning him/herself to arbitrary groups by reusing a POST request issued by an administrator.  It is possible that an attacker could potentially escalate their privileges.

Affected products

• HCL Software HCL Unica Platform: before 12.1.1 — fixed in 12.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software HCL Unica Platform 12.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0106545
• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0106545

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