The HCL Connections 5.5 help system is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Related CVEs

CVE-2020-4082

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-5wg4-rfc2-hgh3

Published

May 24, 2022 5:10 PM

Last Modified

May 24, 2022 5:10 PM

CVSS Score

2.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 13, 2025 6:30 AM

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