Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2024 · Assigned by HCL

CVE-2024-23551HCL BigFix Compliance is potentially affected by Oracle database credentials stored at endpoint

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in BigFix Compliance 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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Database scanning using username and password stores the credentials in plaintext or encoded format within files at the endpoint. This has been identified as a significant security risk. This will lead to exposure of sensitive information for unauthorized access, potentially leading to severe consequences such as data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, and compromised system integrity.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
HCL Software	BigFix Compliance	v9.x, v10.x, v11.x

Weakness: CWE-522 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0112963