HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177 certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42186. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins up to 1177. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an insecure protocol support. The application can allow improper handling of SSL certificates validation.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42186 since 07/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 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: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/29/2024 🔍
01/23/2025 +178 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0118565
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293115

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2025 07:10
Updated: 01/23/2025 15:18
Changes: 01/23/2025 07:10 (62), 01/23/2025 15:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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