CVE-2022-27545 HCL BigFix Web Reports authorized users may perform HTML injection.
Authorized users can inject HTML into the email configuration page, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious script execution.
- 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-2022-27545?
CVE-2022-27545 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 perform HTML injection for the email administrative configuration page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-27545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27545 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-4h8q-jm55-4xg5.