CVE-2024-42193 — Improper Certificate Validation in Bigfix Platform

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Hcltech Bigfix PlatformHCL Software HCL Bigfix Platform
Timeline
PublishedApr 15

Description

HCL BigFix Web Reports' service communicates over HTTPS but exhibits a weakness in its handling of SSL certificate validation. This scenario presents a possibility of man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and data exposure as, if exploited, this vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDhcltech/bigfix_platform10.0.0 — 10.0.13+1
▶CVEListV5hcl_software/hcl_bigfix_platform10.0 - 10.0.12; 11.0.0 - 11.0.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
HCL BigFix Web Reports is susceptible to a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack↗2025-04-15
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GHSA
GHSA-h7q3-qpf8-7vp4: HCL BigFix Web Reports' service communicates over HTTPS but exhibits a weakness in its handling of SSL certificate validation↗2025-04-15
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