Medium severity · published Apr 15, 2025
CVE-2024-42189
HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of an API parameter
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BP
Bigfix Platform · Hcltech
10.0.0 before 10.0.13; 11.0.0 before 11.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42189
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42189
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0120585
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