{"id":59875,"date":"2025-08-04T15:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:52:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:13:40","slug":"cve-2025-31965-hcl-bigfix-remote-control-server-webui-unauthorized-information-access-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31965-hcl-bigfix-remote-control-server-webui-unauthorized-information-access-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31965: HCL BigFix Remote Control Server WebUI Unauthorized Information Access Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving, and threats can arise from unexpected corners. One such issue is the recent discovery of a vulnerability, CVE-2025-31965, in the web interface of HCL BigFix Remote Control Server. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66663\">vulnerability impacts versions 10.1.0.0248 and lower and allows<\/a> non-admin users to view unauthorized information on certain web pages. Its severity is significant, with a CVSS score of 8.2, and it poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36600-dell-bios-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70137\">potential risk for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. Therefore, understanding and mitigating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7596-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1205\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66664\">vulnerability is crucial for all users of HCL BigFix Remote<\/a> Control Server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31965<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66295\">Unauthorized information access leading<\/a> to potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1345839113\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>HCL BigFix Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24999-critical-sql-server-access-control-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79614\">Control Server<\/a> WebUI | 10.1.0.0248 and lower<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exists due to improper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28946-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-printxtore\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66160\">access restrictions implemented by the HCL BigFix<\/a> Remote Control Server WebUI. In versions 10.1.0.0248 and lower, non-admin users can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54378-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-hax-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68857\">access and view unauthorized<\/a> information on certain web pages. The information leakage may provide malicious actors with critical data that can be used to compromise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68858\">system further or exploit other vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1724413360\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69600\">vulnerability might be exploited is a non-admin user<\/a> sending a GET request to a restricted web page. The server, due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47993-improper-access-control-vulnerability-in-microsoft-pc-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77499\">improper access<\/a> restrictions, responds with confidential data. The request might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/restricted\/page HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The server then responds with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50060-critical-data-access-vulnerability-in-oracle-bi-publisher\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70155\">data that should only be accessible<\/a> to admin users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of HCL BigFix Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66024\">Control Server WebUI<\/a> should apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77138\">detecting and blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these measures should only be seen as a stopgap, and the official vendor patch should still be applied when available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving, and threats can arise from unexpected corners. One such issue is the recent discovery of a vulnerability, CVE-2025-31965, in the web interface of HCL BigFix Remote Control Server. This vulnerability impacts versions 10.1.0.0248 and lower and allows non-admin users to view unauthorized information on certain web pages. 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