HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177 Download File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Download File Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-42187. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Download File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by path traversal vulnerability. The application could allow operators to download files from a local repository which is vulnerable to path traversal attacks.

The advisory is available at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42187 since 07/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0118565
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293106

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2025 07:07
Updated: 01/23/2025 15:18
Changes: 01/23/2025 07:07 (63), 01/23/2025 15:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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