CVE-2025-31957
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 · uneditedHHCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a Cross‑Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This could lead to unauthorized changes or exposure of sensitive data.
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 confidenceHHCL BigFix Service Management (SM) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes or exposure of sensitive data within the Service Management application.
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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= 23.0CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 HCL BigFix Service Management installationLocate and confirm HCL BigFix Service Management is deployed in your environment. Check installed applications or software inventory for 'HCL BigFix Service Management' or 'HCL BigFix SM'.Affected if The software is not present in your environment, you are not affected by this CVE.
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Check installed version against affected releaseDetermine the exact version number of HCL BigFix Service Management installed. Compare your version to 23.0. Consult product documentation or use system information commands to retrieve version details.Affected if Your version is 23.0, you are running the affected version and may be impacted by this vulnerability.
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Verify anti-CSRF token implementationInspect HTTP responses and forms for state-changing operations (POST, PUT, DELETE requests). Check if each request includes a valid anti-CSRF token parameter or header. Use browser developer tools or HTTP interception to examine request payloads.Affected if State-changing operations lack anti-CSRF tokens, your environment is vulnerable to the CSRF attack described in this CVE.
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Examine cookie SameSite attributesInspect cookies set by the Service Management application using browser developer tools or HTTP response headers. Check if the SameSite attribute is set to 'Strict' or 'Lax' for session cookies.Affected if Session cookies lack SameSite attribute or use 'None' without secure flags, the CSRF protection is insufficient.
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Check Origin and Referer header validationTest the application by sending requests with manipulated Origin or Referer headers. Observe whether the server accepts or rejects requests from unexpected origins.Affected if The server accepts state-changing requests without validating Origin or Referer headers, CSRF attacks are possible.
You are affected if HCL BigFix Service Management version 23.0 is installed AND state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token protection, proper SameSite cookie attributes, or Origin/Referer header validation.
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.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations, configure SameSite cookie attributes, and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent cross-origin requests.
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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-2025-31957 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.
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- 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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