CVE-2024-23553 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects HCL BigFix Platform
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via the Web Reports component due to missing HTTP headers.
- 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-2024-23553?
CVE-2024-23553 is a low-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 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Reports component of HCL BigFix Platform exists due to missing a specific http header attribute.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23553 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-2024-23553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix Platform
- CVE-2026-21765 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys
- CVE-2023-37519 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-37520 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2020-14254 Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix Inventory
- CVE-2022-42453 HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cwc-8x85-2774.