CVE-2025-31952
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 iAutomate is affected by an insufficient session expiration. This allows tokens to remain valid indefinitely unless manually revoked, increasing the risk of unauthorized access.
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 · high confidenceHCL iAutomate has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where authentication tokens do not expire automatically. Tokens remain valid indefinitely unless manually revoked, allowing attackers who obtain valid tokens to maintain persistent unauthorized access to the application.
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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= 6.5.1CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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 installed iAutomate versionLocate the HCL iAutomate installation directory or check the product version through the administration console or installed programs list. Look for version 6.5.1 specifically.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.5.1 of Hcltech Dryice Iautomate
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Inspect authentication token configurationAccess the iAutomate administration panel or configuration files. Look for settings related to authentication tokens, session tokens, or API keys. Check if there is a token expiration or lifetime setting defined.Affected if No token expiration time or lifetime is configured, or the token validity period is set to unlimited or never expires
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Review session timeout settingsExamine the security or session management configuration files within iAutomate. Look for session timeout, idle timeout, or maximum session duration parameters.Affected if Session timeouts are disabled, set to zero, or set to an extremely long duration such that tokens effectively never expire
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Verify token invalidation mechanismsCheck if there is a mechanism to manually revoke tokens or if automatic token revocation on logout or inactivity is implemented. Look for token blacklist or revocation list functionality.Affected if Tokens remain valid after logout or there is no automatic revocation process based on time or inactivity
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Test token persistenceIf you have a valid authentication token, observe whether it continues to work after an extended period of inactivity or after a configured timeout period has passed.Affected if The token remains functional indefinitely without any expiration or re-authentication requirement
You are affected if running HCL iAutomate version 6.5.1 and authentication tokens do not have automatic expiration configured, allowing persistent access with any obtained token.
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 dataImplement automatic token expiration with appropriate session timeouts, and ensure tokens are invalidated after a configured period of inactivity or maximum lifetime.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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