PT-2020-17874 · Ibm · Bigfix Platform

Anna Ciotti + 1 · Published 2020-07-16 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-4095

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BigFix Platform (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows an attacker with administrative privileges to extract clear text credentials from the system's memory. These credentials can then be used to gain further access to the environment. Applying the principle of least privilege to BigFix deployments is recommended, limiting administrative access.

Recommendations Apply the principle of least privilege to all BigFix deployments, limiting administrative access to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4095

Affected Products

Bigfix Platform

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4095 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4095 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0080772 · Vendor Advisory