# CVE-2023-37531: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL BigFix Platform

> An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into Web Reports forms, potentially compromising privileged user sessions in HCL BigFix Platform.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-397m-2h32-p5j6

## What is CVE-2023-37531?

CVE-2023-37531 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Platform, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Reports component of HCL BigFix Platform can possibly allow an attacker to execute malicious javascript code into a form field of a webpage by a user with privileged access.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37531?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix Platform

- [CVE-2026-21765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21765/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37519/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-37520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37520/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-14254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14254/): Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix Inventory (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-42453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42453/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37531 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37531 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Platform, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix Platform. 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-2023-37531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37531/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37531
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37531
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37531

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37531/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.