Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2024 · Assigned by HCL
CVE-2024-23540HCL BigFix Inventory is vulnerable to path traversal
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in BigFix Inventory from HCL Software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | BigFix Inventory | 9.x, 10.x |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L