CVE-2025-31963 HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by improper authentication and missing CSRF protection
A local attacker can perform unauthorized configuration changes in HCL BigFix IVR due to missing CSRF protection and improper authentication in the setup interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31963?
CVE-2025-31963 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware BigFix IVR, published on 7 Jan 2026. 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
Improper authentication and missing CSRF protection in the local setup interface component in HCL BigFix IVR version 4.2 allows a local attacker to perform unauthorized configuration changes via unauthenticated administrative configuration requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31963?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Bigfix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31963?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31963 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31963 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCLSoftware BigFix IVR
- CVE-2022-44757 HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to weak cryptography
- CVE-2022-44758 HCL BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) is vulnerable to improper credential handling
- CVE-2025-31964 HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by an improper service binding configuration
- CVE-2025-31962 HCL BigFix IVR is impacted by an insufficient session expiration vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc38-xcg4-vm4h.