CVE-2023-37527 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL BigFix Platform

Medium 5.4 Published 2 Feb 2024 Updated 3 Jun 2025

Reflected XSS in HCL BigFix Web Reports allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript in user sessions via remote injection.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-37527?

CVE-2023-37527 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Platform, published on 2 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Reports component of HCL BigFix Platform can possibly allow an attacker to execute malicious javascript code in the application session or in database, via remote injection, while rendering content in a web page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37527?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-37527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4cg-mf2j-mwp7.