HCL BigFix Platform Warning Message privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HCL BigFix Platform. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Warning Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-42453. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Platform (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Warning Message Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 12/19/2022 as KB0102049. The advisory is shared for download at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42453 since 10/06/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0102049
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216260

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2022 14:37
Changes: 12/19/2022 14:37 (36)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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