CVE-2024-42185 json
HCL BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an insecure package which is susceptible to XML injection attacks
published 2025-01-23 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-39450
- cvss
- 2.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an insecure package which is susceptible to XML injection attacks. This allows an attacker to exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious XML content, which can lead to various issues including denial of service and unauthorized access.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- HCL Software BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-42185
- NVD CVE-2024-42185
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