Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain valid BigFix WebUI credentials
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DeliveryAuthenticate to WebUI with low-privilege account
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ExploitEnumerate or craft direct URL to restricted environmental page
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ExecutionSubmit HTTP request bypassing authorization gate
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ImpactReceive and exfiltrate sensitive environmental configuration data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session in HCL BigFix WebUI with an account that holds at least low-level permissions (PR:L per CVSS 4.0 vector). The attacker must know or enumerate the URL of the restricted page, as no redirection or link is provided by the application to unauthorized users. No special server configuration or non-default feature needs to be enabled - the flaw is present in the base WebUI across all versions. Exploitation is limited to users who can authenticate to the WebUI; unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this vulnerability. The impact is also bounded to read-only confidentiality of environmental information - no write access, code execution, or availability impact is possible through this vector. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is low-to-moderate despite the medium CVSS 5.3 score. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L) confirms the attack is network-reachable with low complexity but critically requires an authenticated session (PR:L), which substantially narrows the attack surface to insiders or compromised credential scenarios. EPSS at 0.03% (9th percentile) reinforces that exploitation is unlikely at scale. SSVC independently rates exploitation as none and the attack as not automatable, with only partial technical impact. The impact is strictly confidentiality-limited - no integrity or availability impact - and scoped to environmental information rather than credentials, code, or customer data. This is a genuine access control gap that should be patched but does not represent an emergency priority compared to unauthenticated or high-impact flaws. SSVC and EPSS signals are consistent with each other, with no conflicting data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated BigFix WebUI user with limited permissions - such as an IT helpdesk operator - directly navigates to a known or enumerated internal URL corresponding to an administrative or diagnostic page they are not permitted to access. The application serves the page without performing an authorization check on the session, exposing environmental configuration details such as server settings, infrastructure topology, or deployment parameters. No exploit code is required beyond a standard browser and knowledge of the target URL path. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 24, 2026
HCL BigFix WebUI exposes sensitive environmental information to authenticated users who lack proper authorization through direct URL access to restricted pages. An authenticated low-privilege user can bypass access controls by directly navigating to unauthorized endpoints, resulting in unintended disclosure of environmental configuration data. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS sits at 0.03% (9th percentile) and SSVC rates exploitation as none with only partial technical impact.
RemediationAI
Consult the HCL vendor advisory at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0130587 (KB0130587) for the official patch or upgrade instructions - no specific fixed version number is confirmed in the available intelligence data, so the advisory should be treated as the authoritative source. As a compensating control pending patch application, restrict network access to the BigFix WebUI administrative interface to trusted internal subnets or VPN-only segments, limiting the pool of users who can reach the unauthorized endpoint. Additionally, review and enforce role-based access controls within BigFix to ensure the principle of least privilege is applied to all WebUI user accounts, reducing the impact surface if the authorization bypass is exercised.
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HCL BigFix WebUI is the browser-based management console for the HCL BigFix endpoint management platform, widely deployed in enterprise environments for patch management and compliance. The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a broken access control class where the application authenticates the user but fails to verify whether that user holds the required permissions before serving a restricted resource. In this case, direct URL navigation to an unauthorized page bypasses the authorization gate - a classic forced-browsing pattern. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:hclsoftware:bigfix_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, indicating all versions of the WebUI component are affected.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable but requires authenticated session (PR:L); impact is limited confidentiality only with no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (HCL).
CVSS VectorVendor: HCL
DescriptionCVE.org
A missing authorization vulnerability in HCL BigFix WebUI allows an authenticated user without proper permissions to view sensitive environmental information via direct URL access to the unauthorized page.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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