CVE-2021-27756 Weak cryptography in "BigFix Compliance Server"

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can decrypt recorded traffic if TLS-RSA ciphers are enabled and secure ciphers are not configured in BigFix Compliance Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27756?

CVE-2021-27756 is a high-severity vulnerability in "BigFix Compliance Server", published on 4 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

"TLS-RSA cipher suites are not disabled in BigFix Compliance up to v2.0.5. If TLS 2.0 and secure ciphers are not enabled then an attacker can passively record traffic and later decrypt it."

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27756?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Compliance.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27756?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-27756 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27756 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh5q-rh5p-wvqr.

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