HCL BigFix Compliance 9.x/10.x/11.x Database Scanning insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Compliance 9.x/10.x/11.x. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Database Scanning. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23551. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL BigFix Compliance 9.x/10.x/11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Database Scanning. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Database scanning using username and password stores the credentials in plaintext or encoded format within files at the endpoint. This has been identified as a significant security risk. This will lead to exposure of sensitive information for unauthorized access, potentially leading to severe consequences such as data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, and compromised system integrity.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-23551 since 01/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Temp Score: 2.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/18/2024 🔍
05/07/2024 +110 days 🔍
05/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0112963
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263431

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2024 01:27
Updated: 03/31/2025 12:09
Changes: 05/08/2024 01:27 (62), 03/31/2025 12:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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