CVE-2022-38655

HCL BigFix WebUI is affected by a missing-permission-check vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 20, 2022 at 04:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBigfix Webui

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

BigFix WebUI non-master operators are missing controls that prevent them from being able to modify the relevance of fixlets or to deploy fixlets from the BES Support external site.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-284

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