CVE-2023-37502
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability affects HCL Compass
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability affects HCL Compass
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.
- Record
CVE-2023-37502- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41389
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41389- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9fr-v3jx-9jph
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files...
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.
- Record
GHSA-g9fr-v3jx-9jph- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.
- Record
CVE-2023-37502- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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-434
- 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-2023-37502 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Hcl Software Compass, published October 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.