HCL BigFix WebUI Flaw Redirects User to External Site

HCL BigFix is an endpoint management platform that has the capability to automate discovery, management, and remediation.

It can find and fix vulnerabilities on endpoints, whether it be on-premises, cloud, or virtual environments, regardless of the operating system, location, or connectivity.

Recent reports from HCL states that a redirect flaw in the login page allowed threat actors to redirect the client browser to external sites. 

CVE-2023-28020​: URL redirection in the Login page in HCL BigFix WebUI

This flaw exists in the login page of HCL BigFix WebUI, which allows an attacker to redirect the client browser to an external site via a redirect URL response header.

The severity of this vulnerability is given as 4.3 (medium). 

HCL has released security patches for fixing this vulnerability along with several other vulnerabilities discovered by external researchers.

Other vulnerability patches

Several other vulnerabilities related to HCL BigFix that are patched, include

• Prototype Pollution on SheetJS Community Edition before 0.19.3
• SSRF Bypass on Node.js
• Uncaught Exception triggers the killing of Node.js process
• An uncaught Exception in socket.io kills the Node.js process
• Authenticated users can do SQL queries via unparameterized SQL query
• Weak Cipher Suites
• Cross-Site Request Forgery allows access to server-side files

Affected Products and Fixed versions

WebUI Site Name	Fixed in Version
Application Administration	31
Common	79
Custom	42
Insights	19
Patch	40
IVR	7
Patch Policies	36
Profile Management	24
Query	34
Software Distribution	46
WebUI API	17
WebUI Content App	20
WebUI CMEP	13
WebUI Data Sync	24
WebUI Framework	26
WebUI MDM	18
WebUI Permissions and Preferences	19
WebUI Reports	15
WebUI Take Action	27
WebUI SCM	9
WebUI Extensions	5

Users of these products are recommended to upgrade to the latest version to prevent threat actors.