CVE-2021-27764
Published: 06 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-27764 is a high-severity Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute (CWE-614) vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Webui. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-14505
Vulnerability details
Cookie without HTTPONLY flag set. NUMBER cookie(s) was set without Secure or HTTPOnly flags. The images show the cookie with the missing flag. (WebUI)
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Privacy and security training stresses encryption of sensitive data, reducing missing encryption weaknesses.
Documenting and enforcing configuration settings ensures correct permission assignments for critical resources.
Privacy and security curricula stress encryption requirements, reducing missing encryption of sensitive data.
Monitoring detects missing encryption of sensitive data in storage or transit configurations.
Privacy and security considerations mandated across the SDLC make identification and protection of sensitive data (including encryption decisions) a required activity rather than an afterthought.
Procedures support proper permission assignment for critical resources through documented controls.
Attribute management for resources provides a mechanism to assign and maintain correct permissions based on security labels.
Prevents overly permissive assignments to critical resources by limiting to task needs.