Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-27741

Critical

Published: 13 August 2021

Published
13 August 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 59.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-27741 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Hcltechsw Hcl Commerce. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 40.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

" Security vulnerability in HCL Commerce Management Center allowing XML external entity (XXE) injection"

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

hcltechsw
hcl commerce
8.0.4.0 — 8.0.4.26 · 9.0.1.0 — 9.0.1.15 · 9.1 — 9.1.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-611

Penetration testing includes XML external entity payloads, detecting XXE vulnerabilities and enabling their mitigation.

addresses: CWE-611

Identifies XML external entity processing via monitoring of unusual file/network access or resource usage.

References