Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A flaw in HCL Connections may let an attacker abuse a compromised internal server to make unauthorized requests. Successful abuse could expose limited information or bypass some security controls. Exploitation has significant prerequisites, and the supplied assessment rates it low severity.
Executive priority
Treat this as a scheduled remediation with prompt exposure verification, not an emergency response based solely on current evidence. Escalate priority if Connections is broadly reachable, an internal server is suspected compromised, or HCL identifies affected builds without an available compensating control.
Technical view
CVE-2025-62341 is a server-side request forgery vulnerability, classified as CWE-918, affecting HCL Connections 7.0 and 8.0. Its CVSS 3.1 score is 3.7. The vector indicates network reachability, high attack complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, limited confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running HCL Connections 7.0 or 8.0 in the relevant vulnerable configuration. The source says an internal server must be compromised and exploitation works only in certain scenarios. Exact vulnerable builds, configurations, and fixed versions are not provided in the supplied evidence.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in the supplied CISA KEV data, and no source provided here reports active exploitation or a public exploit. Successful abuse reportedly requires a compromised internal server, low privileges, user interaction, and high attack complexity.
Researcher notes
The description unusually ties SSRF to compromise of an internal server, but the precise request path, trust boundary, and vulnerable component are not supplied. The CVSS vector includes required user interaction and low privileges. Researchers should rely on HCL's advisory for build-level scope and remediation details; the evidence does not support stronger exploitability claims.
Mitigation direction
- Consult HCL advisory KB0128493 for affected builds, patches, and vendor-approved mitigations.
- Apply the vendor-provided update or mitigation after testing it in a representative environment.
- Restrict unnecessary outbound access from Connections servers to internal services and sensitive metadata endpoints.
- Investigate and contain any compromised internal server that could provide the stated attack prerequisite.
Validation and detection
- Inventory HCL Connections deployments and record their versions, builds, and network placement.
- Compare each deployment against the exact affected and remediated builds in HCL advisory KB0128493.
- Review Connections and egress logs for unexpected server-originated requests to internal or sensitive destinations.
- Confirm network controls prevent Connections servers from reaching unnecessary internal services.
- Verify the vendor update or mitigation is present after remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N1.22.5HCLVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0128493CVE reference, HCL
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CWE details
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.