CVE-2023-37518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

HCL BigFix ServiceNow is vulnerable to arbitrary code injection. A malicious authorized attacker could inject arbitrary code and execute within the context of the running user.

Published: 2024-01-30

Score: 6.4 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 ServiceNow Data Flow

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<=1.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_servicenow_data_flow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41405	HCL BigFix ServiceNow is vulnerable to arbitrary code injection. A malicious authorized attacker could inject arbitrary code and execute within the context of the running user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00117.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0110202

History

Thu, 29 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hcltech Bigfix Servicenow Data Flow

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2024-01-30T15:30:50.913Z

Updated: 2025-05-29T15:05:17.860Z

Reserved: 2023-07-06T16:11:42.472Z

Link: CVE-2023-37518

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:16:30.471Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-30T16:15:46.330

Modified: 2025-05-29T15:15:24.880

Link: CVE-2023-37518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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