# CVE-2024-42183: HCL BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an arbitrary file download vulnerability

> A malicious operator can download files from arbitrary URLs due to missing validation in HCL BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins.

- **Severity:** Low 2.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 23 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwgf-w3w5-chmp

## What is CVE-2024-42183?

CVE-2024-42183 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins, published on 23 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an arbitrary file download vulnerability.  It could allow a malicious operator to download files from arbitrary URLs without any proper validation or allowlist controls.

Weakness: CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42183?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-42183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42183 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins, published on 23 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins. 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-2024-42183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42183/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.