CVE-2024-23578: HCL Aftermarket EPC permissive CORS policy

CVE-2024-23578 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.2 · Published 2026-07-17

HCL Aftermarket EPC, a platform used for managing electronic parts catalogs, contains a security misconfiguration in how it handles requests from other websites. This flaw could allow a malicious website to interact with the application on behalf of a user, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive parts data or minor modifications to user information. An exploit requires a user to visit a malicious site while logged into the HCL application.

Technologies: HCL Software Aftermarket EPC. Vendors: HCL Software.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-23578 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23578 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-23578?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.2, published 17 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
HCL Software Aftermarket EPC 1.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23578?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-23578 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-23578?
Check whether you run HCL Software Aftermarket EPC at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

HCL Aftermarket EPC version 1.0.0 implements a permissive Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy using a wildcard (*). This configuration (CWE-942) allows any third-party domain to make requests to the application and read the responses. An attacker can exploit this by enticing an authenticated user to visit a malicious website, which then uses the user's browser to perform cross-domain requests to the vulnerable HCL application. This can result in the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information or limited data integrity impact, though the attack complexity is high as it requires specific user interaction and session timing.

Affected products

  • HCL Software Aftermarket EPC 1.0.0

Timeline

  • 2026-07-17: advisory: Initial NVD publication and HCL advisory release

References

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