What is CVE-2021-27757?

CVE-2021-27757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Insights, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-27757?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Insights

CVE-2021-27757

" Insecure password storage issue.The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Since the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it and gain access to sensitive information."

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hcltech Bigfix_insights
N/a "Bigfix Insights" — versions "BigFix Insights v10.0.0.x - 10.0.7.x"

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

psirt@hcl.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27757?: CVE-2021-27757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Insights, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-27757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.