CVE-2023-37540
HCL Sametime Chat is affected by an unimplemented feature in the UI
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL Sametime Chat is affected by an unimplemented feature in the UI
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
- Record
CVE-2023-37540- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41427
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41427- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqr5-9j5g-m238
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse...
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
- Record
GHSA-qqr5-9j5g-m238- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.
- Record
CVE-2023-37540- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- 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-2023-37540 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.9) in Hcl Software Sametime Chat, published February 23, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.