CVE-2025-31988: HCL Software Digital Experience · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects HCL Software Digital ExperienceSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| HCL Software Digital Experience | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Restrict administrative UI access strictly to trusted personnel and enforce strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), to reduce the risk of credential compromise. 2. Monitor administrative access logs for unusual activity that could indicate attempts to exploit this vulnerability. 3. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the impact of potential XSS attacks by restricting the execution of unauthorized scripts. 4. Apply input validation and output encoding best practices in customizations or extensions of the HCL Digital Experience platform to prevent injection of malicious scripts. 5. Stay alert for official patches or updates from HCL Software addressing CVE-2025-31988 and apply them promptly once available. 6. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on administrative interfaces to detect and remediate XSS and other injection vulnerabilities. 7. Educate administrative users about phishing and social engineering risks that could lead to credential theft, thereby reducing the risk of attackers gaining the required high privileges.
Description
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS) in an administrative UI with restricted access.