fkie_nvd - fkie_cve-2025-31979

fkie_cve-2025-31979

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd

Published

2025-08-28 17:15

Modified

2025-08-29 16:24

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

A File Upload Validation Bypass vulnerability has been identified in the HCL BigFix SM, where the application fails to properly enforce file type restrictions during the upload process. An attacker may exploit this flaw to upload malicious or unauthorized files, such as scripts, executables, or web shells, by bypassing client-side or server-side validation mechanisms.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	psirt@hcl.com	https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0123631

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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  "lastModified": "2025-08-29T16:24:29.730",
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CVE-2025-31979 (GCVE-0-2025-31979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-08-28 17:06

Modified

2025-08-28 17:14

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Summary

A File Upload Validation Bypass vulnerability has been identified in the HCL BigFix SM, where the application fails to properly enforce file type restrictions during the upload process. An attacker may exploit this flaw to upload malicious or unauthorized files, such as scripts, executables, or web shells, by bypassing client-side or server-side validation mechanisms.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0123631

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	HCL Software	BigFix Service Management (SM)	Version: 23

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