# CVE-2022-42453: HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings

> Insufficient warnings during Fixlet import allow users to bypass security checks and execute scripts without proper awareness of ownership risks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cf8-mgm4-6mvf

## What is CVE-2022-42453?

CVE-2022-42453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Platform, published on 17 Dec 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

There are insufficient warnings when a Fixlet is imported by a user. The warning message currently assumes the owner of the script is the logged in user, with insufficient warnings when attempting to run the script.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix Platform

- [CVE-2026-21765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21765/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37519/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-37520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37520/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-14254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14254/): Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix Inventory (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-23583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23583/): HCL BigFix Platform is susceptible to insufficiently protected credentials (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Platform, published on 17 Dec 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-2022-42453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix Platform. 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-2022-42453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42453

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42453/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.