HCL BigFix Service Management 23 cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31972. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31972 since 04/01/2025. 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 T1040 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1930). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • HCL BigFix

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2025 CVE reserved
08/28/2025 +149 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/01/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0123631
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31972 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321795
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1930 - HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2025 20:51
Updated: 09/01/2025 05:28
Changes: 08/28/2025 20:51 (62), 09/01/2025 05:28 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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