CVE-2020-4095 Information disclosure in "HCL BigFix Platform"
Attackers with admin privileges can extract clear-text credentials from memory, enabling further environment compromise; least privilege principles are recommended.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4095?
CVE-2020-4095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in "HCL BigFix Platform", published on 16 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of least privilege should be applied to all BigFix deployments, limiting administrative access."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4095?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-4095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in "HCL BigFix Platform"
- CVE-2026-21765 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys
- CVE-2023-37519 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-37520 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2020-14254 Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix Inventory
- CVE-2022-42453 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r659-cjpw-fq42.