HCL BigFix WebUI privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HCL BigFix WebUI. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-38655. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix WebUI (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BigFix WebUI non-master operators are missing controls that prevent them from being able to modify the relevance of fixlets or to deploy fixlets from the BES Support external site.

The weakness was presented 12/21/2022 as KB0102140. It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-38655 since 08/22/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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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: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2022 🔍
12/21/2022 +121 days 🔍
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04/16/2025 +847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0102140
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216483

Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2022 22:17
Updated: 04/16/2025 18:23
Changes: 12/21/2022 22:17 (36), 01/22/2023 08:37 (21), 04/16/2025 18:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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