CVE-2024-42213 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment
Attackers can access sensitive temporary files via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure in HCL BigFix Compliance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42213?
CVE-2024-42213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix Compliance, published on 5 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment. An attacker might gain access to these files by indexing or retrieved via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-531
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42213?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL BigFix Compliance
- CVE-2021-27756 Weak cryptography in "BigFix Compliance Server"
- CVE-2024-30125 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an internal server error
- CVE-2024-42212 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an improper or missing SameSite attribute
- CVE-2024-30140 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by unvalidated redirects and forwards
- CVE-2023-37525 HCL BigFix Compliance is vulnerable to a sensitive information disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hhm-vpcp-jrc3.