CVE-2022-42451 (GCVE-0-2022-42451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 05:01 – Updated: 2024-10-29 13:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL BigFix Patch Management is vulnerable to insecurely stored credentials
Summary
Certain credentials within the BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins are stored insecurely and could be exposed to a local privileged user.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-19 14:16 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | BigFix Patch Management |
Affected:
site version 1054 and below
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-10-10 20:56
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