CVE-2020-14240
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible...
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
CVE-2020-14240- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
CVE-2020-14240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6393 No score
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6393- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwjh-8w87-hw74 No score
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible...
HCL Notes versions previous to releases 9.0.1 FP10 IF8, 10.0.1 FP6 and 11.0.1 FP1 is susceptible to a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site and/or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
GHSA-jwjh-8w87-hw74- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Hcl Notes, published November 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.