CVE-2019-4324
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · unedited"HCL AppScan Enterprise is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting while importing a specially crafted test policy."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HCL AppScan Enterprise. The vulnerability is triggered when importing a specially crafted test policy, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other users who interact with the imported policy.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 10.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm HCL AppScan Enterprise is installedCheck for AppScan Enterprise installation by looking for the application in the Windows Start Menu, Programs list, or by checking for the installation directory (typically in C:\Program Files\HCL\AppScan Enterprise or similar).Affected if The product is HCL AppScan Enterprise and no patch has been applied.
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Identify installed versionOpen the AppScan Enterprise console or navigate to Help > About in the application. Alternatively, check the installed programs list in Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features for the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is 10.0.0 or any version lower than 10.0.0.
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Verify policy import feature is accessibleLog into the AppScan Enterprise interface and navigate to the policy management section. Look for options related to importing, loading, or restoring test policies from external files.Affected if The policy import functionality is present and accessible to users.
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Audit existing imported policiesAccess the policy library or policy management area within AppScan Enterprise. Review all policies that have been imported, noting their source, import date, and the user who imported them.Affected if Any policy was imported from an untrusted or unknown source, or if unexpected policies are present that were not imported by authorized administrators.
A user is affected if they have HCL AppScan Enterprise version 10.0.0 or lower installed and the policy import feature is accessible without the vendor patch applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available vendor patches for CVE-2019-4324. Until patched, avoid importing test policies from untrusted sources and implement input validation/sanitization on the policy import functionality.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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