CVE-2022-27544 HCL BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see sensitive information in clear text
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27544 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix, published on 19 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: HCL BigFix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27544/index.md)
Authorized users can view SMTP credentials in clear text, exposing sensitive configuration data to potential misuse.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27544?
CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix, published on 19 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see SMTP credentials in clear text.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL BigFix
- 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-fc76-hxx9-92hh.