CVE-2022-27544 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see SMTP credentials in clear text.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00456.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hcltech Subscribe	Bigfix Platform Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-32045	BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see SMTP credentials in clear text.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098998

History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	HCL BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see sensitive information in clear text	HCL BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see sensitive information in clear text

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2022-07-19T15:40:13.044Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:14:04.191Z

Reserved: 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-27544

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:32:59.218Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-19T16:15:08.430

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:20.203

Link: CVE-2022-27544

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-522

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