CVE-2023-37497
An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
- Record
CVE-2023-37497- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41384
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41384- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-47fr-467v-qcq4
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given...
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
- Record
GHSA-47fr-467v-qcq4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Unica application exposes an API which accepts arbitrary XML input. By manipulating the given XML, an authenticated attacker with certain rights can successfully perform XML External Entity attacks (XXE) against the backend service.
- Record
CVE-2023-37497- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Hcl Software Unica Platform, published August 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.