CVE-2024-42189

HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack

Published Apr 15, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of an API parameter.

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

HCL BigFix Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.0 - 10.0.12; 11.0.0 - 11.0.3`	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

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-54501	HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of an API parameter.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.307% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0120585

History

Oct 9, 2025 7:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Hcltech Hcltech bigfix Platform
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::
Vendors & Products		Hcltech Hcltech bigfix Platform
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

Apr 15, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Apr 15, 2025 6:15 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of an API parameter.
Title		HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
Weaknesses		CWE-1287
References		https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0120585
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`