CVE-2024-42200
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHCL BigFix Web Reports might be subject to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack, due to a potentially weak validation of user input.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHCL BigFix Web Reports contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of user input. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that persist on the server and execute in the browsers of other users viewing the affected web reports.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.13>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed BigFix Platform versionLocate the BigFix installation directory or use the BigFix console to determine the exact version number of the Hcltech Bigfix Platform software currently deployed in your environmentAffected if The version falls within the ranges >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.13, OR >= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.4
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Verify Web Reports module is enabledCheck the BigFix server configuration or console settings to confirm whether the Web Reports component is currently activated or accessible in your deploymentAffected if Web Reports module is installed and accessible to users
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Inspect web reports configurationExamine the BigFix Web Reports configuration files or admin console settings for the web reports module to understand how user input is handledAffected if The configuration does not implement proper input validation or output encoding for user-supplied data in web reports
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Review web reports user accessDetermine if regular users have access to view or create custom web reports, as this is required for the stored XSS to affect other usersAffected if Non-admin users can access and create web reports that are viewed by other users
Your environment is affected if the BigFix Platform version is between 10.0.0 and 10.0.13 (exclusive of 10.0.13) or between 11.0.0 and 11.0.4 (exclusive of 11.0.4) AND the Web Reports module is enabled and accessible to users who can create reports viewed by others.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.0.1311.0.4
Implement robust input validation and output encoding/sanitization for all user-supplied data in the web reports module to prevent script injection.
BigFix Platform 10.0.13+ or 11.0.4+ (depending on your current branch)
- Identify your current BigFix Platform version by checking the BigFix Administration Tool or console
- Determine which version branch you are running (10.x or 11.x)
- For 10.0.0 <= version < 10.0.13: Plan upgrade to version 10.0.13 or later
- For 11.0.0 <= version < 11.0.4: Plan upgrade to version 11.0.4 or later
- Review HCL BigFix upgrade documentation for your version at support.hcl-software.com
- Backup your BigFix database and configuration before proceeding
- Download the appropriate fix pack from HCL Flexera portal or HCL support
- Apply the upgrade following HCL's standard upgrade procedure
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-42200 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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