# CVE-2022-44757: HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to weak cryptography

> Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix IVR allows attackers to expose credentials, leading to unauthorized data access and modification.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c97h-4jjp-rqvh

## What is CVE-2022-44757?

CVE-2022-44757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation, published on 11 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) uses weak cryptography that can lead to credential exposure.  An attacker could gain access to sensitive information, modify data in unexpected ways, etc.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44757?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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

- [CVE-2022-44758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44758/): HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to improper credential handling (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-31963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31963/): HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by improper authentication and missing CSRF protection (low 2.9)
- [CVE-2025-31964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31964/): HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by an improper service binding configuration (low 2.2)
- [CVE-2025-31962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31962/): HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by an insufficient session expiration vulnerability (low 2.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44757 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation, published on 11 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44757 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-2022-44757/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44757/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44757
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44757
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44757

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44757/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.