CVE-2024-42184

Local file disclosure via file URI downloads

Published Jan 23, 2025 · Updated Jan 23, 2025

Insecure URI handling in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins 1177 and earlier allows local users to read local files. The plug-in download handler accepts file:// URIs as patch sources, causing a requested retrieval to resolve to a path on the local filesystem. Exploitation requires malicious operator access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the documented consequence is limited local-file disclosure.

CVSS severity2.5
Low
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure URI handling in HCL BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins 1177 and earlier allows local users to read local files. The plug-in download handler accepts file:// URIs as patch sources, causing a requested retrieval to resolve to a path on the local filesystem. Exploitation requires malicious operator access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the documented consequence is limited local-file disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42184
Published
Jan 23, 2025
Updated
Jan 23, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-84, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

2.5HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-84Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page
T1005Data from Local System

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