HTML Injection Leading to Data Exfiltration to External Server vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform
HTML Injection can be carried out in Product when a web application does not properly check or clean user input before showing it on a webpage. Because of this, an attacker may insert unwanted HTML code into the page. When the browser loads the page, it may automatically interact with external resources included in that HTML, which can cause unexpected requests from the user’s browser.
- Published
- Mar 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · HCL
- 4.7
- 1.4 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hcltech | unica | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica |
| hcltech | unica audience central | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_audience_central |
| hcltech | unica campaign | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_campaign |
| hcltech | unica centralised offer management | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_centralised_offer_management |
| hcltech | unica contact central | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_contact_central |
| hcltech | unica interact | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_interact |
| hcltech | unica journey | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_journey |
| hcltech | unica plan | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_plan |
| hcltech | unica segment central | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica_segment_central |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hcltech unicabefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica audience centralbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica audience central25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica campaignbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica campaign25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica centralised offer managementbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica centralised offer management25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica contact centralbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica contact central25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica interactbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica interact25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica journeybefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica journey25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica planbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica plan25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
- hcltech unica segment centralbefore 12.1.11
- hcltech unica segment central25.1.0 and later · before 25.1.1.0.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (HCL). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
HCL Sametime
- version 25.1.1 and below.affected
Same product
hcltech: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-62319Boolean-Based SQL Injection in Multiple Unica Components39Monitor
- CVE-2023-37498HCL Unica Platform is vulnerable to a privilege escalation by unauthorized group assignation35Monitor
- CVE-2023-37497An XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability affects HCL Unica Platform35Monitor
- CVE-2025-51735CSV formula injection vulnerability in HCL Technologies Ltd.30Monitor
- CVE-2025-31996Unprotected files are impacting HCL Unica Platform30Monitor
- CVE-2025-52616HCL Unica 12.1.10 is affected by an exposure of sensitive information30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-422102 days apartHCL Unica Marketing Operations v12.1.8 and lower is affected by a Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability21Monitor
- CVE-2025-51734109 days apartCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HCL Technologies Ltd.21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.