# CVE-2025-52618: HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability

> Attackers can manipulate SQL queries in the HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service, potentially accessing or modifying data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fr7w-mpxg-c3vg

## What is CVE-2025-52618?

CVE-2025-52618 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix SaaS Remediate, published on 15 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability.  The vulnerability allows potential attackers to manipulate SQL queries.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52618?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Saas.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-52618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-52618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software BigFix SaaS Remediate

- [CVE-2025-52619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52619/): HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service is affected by a sensitive information disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-52621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52621/): HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service is vulnerable to cache poisoning (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-52620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52620/): HCL BigFix SaaS Authentication Service is affected by a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-52618 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-52618 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix SaaS Remediate, published on 15 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software BigFix SaaS Remediate. 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-2025-52618/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52618/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52618
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52618
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-52618

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52618/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.