# CVE-2023-28023: HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution is affected by a cross site server request forgery vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit CSRF in HCL BigFix WebUI to access files on server-side systems and the network.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 18 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w387-m4c7-v5x4

## What is CVE-2023-28023?

CVE-2023-28023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution, published on 18 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A cross site request forgery vulnerability in the BigFix WebUI Software Distribution interface site version 44 and before allows an NMO attacker to access files on server side systems (server machine and all the ones in its network).

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28023?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Webui.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution

- [CVE-2021-27764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27764/): HCL BigFix WebUI Cookie missing attributes (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-38655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38655/): HCL BigFix WebUI is affected by a missing-permission-check vulnerability (medium 6.4)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28023 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution, published on 18 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL BigFix WebUI Software Distribution. 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-2023-28023/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28023/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28023
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28023
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28023

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28023/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.