CVE-2023-37502: An unrestricted file upload vulnerability affects HCL Compass

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: 2023-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Compass: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.3; from 2.2.0 before 2.2.3; 2.1.0 — fixed in 2.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software HCL Compass 2.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107510
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107510

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