CVE-2024-23584 HCL BigFix Asset Discovery is affected by a security vulnerability
Medium 6.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23584 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-23584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Enterprise Suite Asset Discovery, published on 8 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: HCL Software BigFix Enterprise Suite Asset Discovery. 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-2024-23584/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23584/index.md)
Authorized users can access stored credentials in the Windows Registry via the NMAP Importer service, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-23584?
CVE-2024-23584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Enterprise Suite Asset Discovery, published on 8 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NMAP Importer service may expose data store credentials to authorized users of the Windows Registry.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23584?
How do I fix CVE-2024-23584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-23584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj6g-39xm-96q9.