Vulnerability in HCL Aftermarket EPC (CVE-2024-42214)
Summary
Vulnerability in HCL Aftermarket EPC (CVE-2024-42214). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
HCL Aftermarket EPC is vulnerable to attack since HTTP OPTIONS method is enabled on this web server. The OPTIONS method provides a list of the methods that are supported by the Web server which allows an attacker to narrow and intensify their efforts.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-42214 has been found in HCL Aftermarket EPC.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "HCL Aftermarket EPC CVE-2024-42214" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-42214 (HCL Aftermarket EPC) — CWE-692 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-692) exists in HCL Aftermarket EPC.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of HCL Aftermarket EPC.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで HCL Aftermarket EPC を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web psirt@hcl.com
- web github.com