CVE-2024-42196 HCL Launch is susceptible to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability
Local attackers can read sensitive information from HCL Launch HTTP request logs, potentially exposing confidential data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42196?
CVE-2024-42196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Launch, published on 6 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HCL Launch stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user with access to HTTP request logs.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42196?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltechsw Hcl Launch.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42196?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42196 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42196 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Launch
- CVE-2023-45702 HCL Launch Agent as a Windows service is vulnerable to a Denial of Service
- CVE-2023-45703 HCL Launch is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability
- CVE-2022-27551 HCL Launch could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2022-27551)
- CVE-2023-23348 HCL Launch is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure
- CVE-2022-42445 HCL Launch is vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected LDAP Search Credentials (CVE-2022-42445)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fh9-x6rv-736m.