CVE-2022-42453

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings

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Published Dec 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

There are insufficient warnings when a Fixlet is imported by a user. The warning message currently assumes the owner of the script is the logged in user, with insufficient warnings when attempting to run the script.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

BigFix Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45526	There are insufficient warnings when a Fixlet is imported by a user. The warning message currently assumes the owner of the script is the logged in user, with insufficient warnings when attempting to run the script.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.285% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102049

History

Apr 17, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hcltech Bigfix Platform

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 3:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Dec 17, 2022, 7:03 PM
Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 3:07 PM
Reserved: Oct 6, 2022, 4:01 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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