# CVE-2024-30142: HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by a missing secure flag on a cookie

> Attackers can steal session cookies via XSS or unencrypted channels due to missing secure flags, leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8m29-g8hw-c32w

## What is CVE-2024-30142?

CVE-2024-30142 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Compliance, published on 7 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by a missing secure flag on a cookie.  If a secure flag is not set, cookies may be stolen by an attacker using XSS, resulting in unauthorized access or session cookies could be transferred over an unencrypted channel.

Weakness: CWE-614 (Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Compliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-30142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-30142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software 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-2023-37525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37525/): HCL BigFix Compliance is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-30142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-30142 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Compliance, published on 7 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software 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-2024-30142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.