What is CVE-2022-42453?

CVE-2022-42453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-42453?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform

CVE-2022-42453

There are insufficient warnings when a Fixlet is imported by a user. The warning message currently assumes the owner of the script is the logged in user, with insufficient warnings when attempting to run the script.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hcl Software Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7
Hcltech Bigfix_platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@hcl.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42453?: CVE-2022-42453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-42453?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.