# CVE-2022-44756: HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to improper input validation

> Privileged attackers can exploit improper input validation in HCL BigFix IVR to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 19 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c84-9m7p-7r2x

## What is CVE-2022-44756?

CVE-2022-44756 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation, published on 19 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to improper input validation.  This may lead to information disclosure.  This requires privileged access.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44756?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltechsw Bigfix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44756?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44756 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44756 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation

- [CVE-2022-42454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42454/): HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to improper certificate validation (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44756 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44756 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation, published on 19 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-2022-44756 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation. 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-2022-44756/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44756/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44756
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44756
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44756

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44756/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.