CVE-2025-31988 (GCVE-0-2025-31988)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-19 18:12 – Updated: 2025-08-19 18:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS)
Summary
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS) in an administrative UI with restricted access.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-19 18:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | Digital Experience |
Affected:
8.5, 9.0, 9.5
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-08-19 18:10
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