High severity · published Apr 15, 2025
CVE-2024-42193
HCL BigFix Web Reports is susceptible to a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack
8.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HB
HCL BigFix Platform · HCL Software
10.0 - 10.0.12; 11.0.0 - 11.0.3 · source: vendor
BP
Bigfix Platform · Hcltech
10.0.0 before 10.0.13; 11.0.0 before 11.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42193
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42193
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0120585
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