CVE-2021-27758 Cross-site request forgery in HCL BigFix Inventory

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trigger account lockouts via CSRF, preventing legitimate users from logging in to HCL BigFix Inventory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27758?

CVE-2021-27758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix Inventory, published on 6 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a security vulnerability in login form related to Cross-site Request Forgery which prevents user to login after attacker spam to login and system blocked victim's account.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27758?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Inventory.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27758?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-27758 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27758 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95fm-qgf3-w8cm.

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