CVE-2024-23551 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Database scanning using username and password stores the credentials in plaintext or encoded format within files at the endpoint. This has been identified as a significant security risk. This will lead to exposure of sensitive information for unauthorized access, potentially leading to severe consequences such as data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, and compromised system integrity.

Published: 2024-05-07

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

BigFix Compliance

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`v9.x, v10.x, v11.x`	affected	—

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21046	Database scanning using username and password stores the credentials in plaintext or encoded format within files at the endpoint. This has been identified as a significant security risk. This will lead to exposure of sensitive information for unauthorized access, potentially leading to severe consequences such as data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, and compromised system integrity.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0112963

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2024-05-07T21:46:54.285Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.195Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T07:29:53.325Z

Link: CVE-2024-23551

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.195Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-05-07T22:15:07.560

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-23551

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-522

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