CVE-2025-52612
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 iControl was affected by Export CSV - CSV Injection vulnerability. It is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. This was caused by an insufficient sanitation of input parameters. .
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 iControl contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in its CSV export functionality. The vulnerability stems from insufficient sanitization of input parameters, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that get reflected in the exported CSV file or in subsequent page rendering.
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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= 4.0.0CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify HCL iControl versionCheck the installed version of HCL iControl in your environment. This is typically found in the product's About section, license information, or by querying the product's version endpoint/service.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.0 or falls within the affected range.
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Identify CSV export usageLocate and audit any workflows, reports, or integrations in your iControl deployment that utilize the CSV export functionality. Check configuration files, export templates, and scheduled report definitions.Affected if CSV export feature is enabled and being used to generate downloadable files containing user-supplied data.
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Inspect CSV export for unsanitized formula charactersSubmit test input containing formula-initiating characters (=, +, -, @) through the CSV export feature. Open the resulting CSV file in a spreadsheet application or inspect the raw CSV output to see if these characters are passed through unmodified.Affected if The exported CSV contains literal formula characters (=, +, -, @) without neutralization (prefixing with single quote or filtering).
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Check for reflected content in CSV outputExamine the CSV export response to confirm whether user-supplied input parameters are reflected directly in the exported content without encoding or sanitization.Affected if User-supplied values appear verbatim in the CSV output without sanitization, allowing injected formula characters to be present.
You are affected if you are running HCL iControl version 4.0.0 and the CSV export feature handles user-supplied input without neutralizing formula-initiating characters.
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 proper input validation and output encoding for all parameters used in the CSV export function. Sanitize special characters and enforce strict allow-list validation on user-supplied inputs before reflecting them in any output.
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