HCL BigFix Platform up to 9.5.24/10.0.11/11.0.1 on Windows Client Deploy Tool insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Platform up to 9.5.24/10.0.11/11.0.1 on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Client Deploy Tool. The manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-23583. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Platform up to 9.5.24/10.0.11/11.0.1 on Windows and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Client Deploy Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker could potentially intercept credentials via the task manager and perform unauthorized access to the Client Deploy Tool on Windows systems.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcltechsw.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-23583 since 01/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. 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: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/18/2024 🔍
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01/08/2026 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0113140
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-23583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265055

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2024 06:47
Updated: 01/08/2026 22:28
Changes: 05/18/2024 06:47 (63), 01/08/2026 22:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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