How broadly exploitable is this stored XSS vulnerability?

Stored XSS can impact any user who views a page where malicious content is rendered, not just the attacker. The scope often includes other authenticated users, such as administrators or operations staff, who interact with shared marketing data.

Does an attacker need valid credentials or internal access to exploit this?

In most cases, the attacker needs some level of access that allows them to create or modify stored content in HCL Unica Marketing Operations. This is commonly an authenticated user role, but the exact requirements depend on how permissions and workflows are configured.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

The most robust fix is to adopt a systematic, context-aware output encoding strategy for all stored user-controlled data, using a well-vetted templating or encoding library and eliminating direct concatenation of untrusted data into HTML or script contexts.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.6)

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in HCL Unica Marketing Operations

CVE-2024-42210

Published:

Mar 19, 2026

Status:

Modified

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Stored XSS leading to client-side code execution in users' browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.6)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Stored XSS leading to client-side code execution in users' browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.6)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in HCL Unica Marketing Operations

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.6)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

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HIGH

(8.8)

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