CVE-2024-23540
HCL BigFix Inventory is vulnerable to path traversal
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL BigFix Inventory is vulnerable to path traversal
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
- Record
CVE-2024-23540- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-21035
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
- Record
EUVD-2024-21035- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gj5-whmr-7g98
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read...
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
- Record
GHSA-9gj5-whmr-7g98- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.
- Record
CVE-2024-23540- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2024-23540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Hcl Software Bigfix Inventory, published April 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.