HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-in insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-in. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42451. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-in (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was presented 10/11/2023 as KB0108007. The advisory is shared for download at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42451 since 10/06/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

10/06/2022 🔍
10/11/2023 +370 days 🔍
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10/29/2024 +384 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0108007
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241908

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2023 10:42
Updated: 10/29/2024 19:07
Changes: 10/11/2023 10:42 (45), 10/31/2023 06:39 (10), 10/29/2024 19:07 (16)
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