CVE-2022-42451 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-42451: HCL BigFix Patch Management is vulnerable to insecurely stored credentials

Vendor Hcl Software
Product BigFix Patch Management
Published October 11, 2023
Last update October 29, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Certain credentials within the BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins are stored insecurely and could be exposed to a local privileged user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 11, 2023 CVE published
October 29, 2024 Record updated