CVE-2024-42189 HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in HCL BigFix Web Reports by exploiting weak validation of an API parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42189?
CVE-2024-42189 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in HCL BigFix Platform, published on 15 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of an API parameter.
Weakness: CWE-1287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-42189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL 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-37j4-mqr6-6m6x.