HCL BigFix Service Management 23 exposure of sensitive information through metadata

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in exposure of sensitive information through metadata. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-31959. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of sensitive information through metadata vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1230. The product prevents direct access to a resource containing sensitive information, but it does not sufficiently limit access to metadata that is derived from the original, sensitive information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images. This could lead to confidentiality and privacy risks if sensitive location information is unintentionally shared. .

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31959 since 04/01/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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 T1592 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 EUVD (EUVD-2025-209688). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exposure of sensitive information through metadata
CWE: CWE-1230 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2025 CVE reserved
05/06/2026 +400 days Advisory disclosed
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0128144
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31959 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361539
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2026 17:18
Updated: 05/06/2026 18:20
Changes: 05/06/2026 17:18 (61), 05/06/2026 18:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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