CVE-2024-42173
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak passwords and lack of account lockout policies allow attackers to guess or brute-force passwords if the username is known.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak passwords and lack of account lockout policies allow attackers to guess or brute-force passwords if the username is known.
- Record
CVE-2024-42173- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-39999
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak passwords and lack of account lockout policies allow attackers to guess or brute-force passwords if the username is known.
- Record
EUVD-2024-39999- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh5m-ff4f-2qxj
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak...
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak passwords and lack of account lockout policies allow attackers to guess or brute-force passwords if the username is known.
- Record
GHSA-hh5m-ff4f-2qxj- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HCL MyXalytics is affected by an improper password policy implementation vulnerability. Weak passwords and lack of account lockout policies allow attackers to guess or brute-force passwords if the username is known.
- Record
CVE-2024-42173- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-42173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Hcl Software Dryice Myxalytics, published January 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.