CVE-2021-27757 Information disclosure in "BigFix Insights"
Attackers can read sensitive information stored in cleartext, potentially gaining unauthorized access to data within BigFix Insights.
- 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-2021-27757?
CVE-2021-27757 is a high-severity vulnerability in "BigFix Insights", published on 4 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
" Insecure password storage issue.The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Since the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it and gain access to sensitive information."
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27757?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Insights.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-27757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27757 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5975-c4rr-xpwg.