CVE-2024-30112
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 · uneditedHCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise user's account then launch other attacks.
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 confidenceHCL Connections contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into web pages viewed by unsuspecting users. When executed in the victim's browser, the attacker's script can access cookies, session tokens, and other sensitive information, potentially leading to full account compromise.
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= 7.0= 8.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify installed HCL Connections versionCheck the product version through the HCL Connections administration interface, version file, or command line tools provided by HCL (such as the versioncheck utility or checking the product_info.xml file in the installation directory)Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.0 or exactly 8.0
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Confirm web component is enabledVerify that the HCL Connections web interface is accessible and running. This includes the HTTP/HTTPS endpoints that serve the web application pages.Affected if The web interface is exposed and accepts user requests
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Review application for user input reflectionExamine web application endpoints and parameters that accept user-supplied input and reflect it back in the HTTP response without proper output encoding. Focus on URL parameters, query strings, and form inputs.Affected if The application reflects user input in responses without encoding and the version is 7.0 or 8.0
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Check for custom input validation or WAF rulesReview any custom input validation, output encoding controls, or Web Application Firewall (WAF) configurations that may mitigate XSS attacks.Affected if No input validation or output encoding controls are in place and the version is vulnerable
You are affected if HCL Connections version 7.0 or 8.0 is installed and the web component that accepts user input is exposed without compensating security controls.
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 vendor-provided patches for HCL Connections and implement output encoding along with input validation for all user-supplied data to prevent script injection.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-30112 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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