# CVE-2023-37525: HCL BigFix Compliance is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure

> Remote attackers can access sensitive files in the WEB-INF directory, exposing application internals and configuration data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 28 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g2x-9v62-m8g9

## What is CVE-2023-37525?

CVE-2023-37525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware BigFix Compliance, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A sensitive information disclosure in HCL BigFix Compliance allows a remote attacker to access files under the WEB-INF directory, which may contain Java class files and configuration information, leading to unauthorized access to application internals.

Weakness: CWE-497 (Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37525?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Compliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCLSoftware BigFix Compliance

- [CVE-2021-27756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27756/): Weak cryptography in "BigFix Compliance Server" (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-30125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30125/): HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an internal server error (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-42212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42212/): HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an improper or missing SameSite attribute (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-30140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30140/): HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by unvalidated redirects and forwards (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-42213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42213/): HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware BigFix Compliance, published on 28 Jan 2026. 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-2023-37525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCLSoftware BigFix Compliance. 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-2023-37525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.