CVE-2025-31987: hcl software connections docs

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-31987 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in hcl software connections docs. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-08-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-08-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HCL Connections Docs may mishandle validation of certain uploaded documents leading to denial of service due to resource exhaustion.

• CWE-405Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)The product does not properly control situations in which an adversary can cause the product to consume or produce excessive resources without requiring the adversary to invest equivalent work or otherwise prove authorization, i.e., the adversary's influence is "asymmetric."