# CVE-2022-38655: HCL BigFix WebUI is affected by a missing-permission-check vulnerability

> Non-master operators can modify or deploy fixlets due to missing permission checks, allowing unauthorized changes to system configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6cr-3vwp-qgx2

## What is CVE-2022-38655?

CVE-2022-38655 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix WebUI, published on 20 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BigFix WebUI non-master operators are missing controls that prevent them from being able to modify the relevance of fixlets or to deploy fixlets from the BES Support external site.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38655?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Webui.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38655?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix WebUI

- [CVE-2021-27764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27764/): HCL BigFix WebUI Cookie missing attributes (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-28021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28021/): BigFix WebUI is vulnerable to use of a risky cryptographic algorithm (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-28019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28019/): An SQL injection affects BigFix WebUI API (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-4104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4104/): Cross-site scripting in HCL BigFix WebUI (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-28023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28023/): HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution is affected by a cross site server request forgery vulnerability (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38655 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38655 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix WebUI, published on 20 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix WebUI. 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-2022-38655/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38655/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38655
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38655
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38655

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38655/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.