CVE-2024-42210 (GCVE-0-2024-42210)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 07:32 – Updated: 2026-03-23 13:50
VLAI?
Title
HCL Unica Marketing Operations v12.1.8 and lower is affected by a Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
A Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL Unica Marketing Operations v12.1.8 and lower.  Stored cross-site scripting (also known as second-order or persistent XSS) arises when an application receives data from an untrusted source and includes that data within its later HTTP responses in an unsafe way.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HCLSoftware Unica Marketing Operations (Plan) Affected: <= 12.1.8
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Date Public ?
2026-03-19 07:32
Credits
Mario Tesoro
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