Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28020

Open Redirect in Hcltech Bigfix Webui

Open Redirect
Published
18 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0036 29th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28020 is a medium-severity Open Redirect (CWE-601) vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Webui. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Phishing (T1566); ranked at the 29th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

 URL redirection in Login page in HCL BigFix WebUI allows malicious user to redirect the client browser to an external site via redirect URL response header.

CWE(s)
CWE-601

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1566 Phishing Initial Access
Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-50345Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2023-28019Same product: Hcltech Bigfix Webui
CVE-2023-28023Same product: Hcltech Bigfix Webui
CVE-2026-21826Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2023-28021Same product: Hcltech Bigfix Webui
CVE-2024-30140Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2026-24768Shared CWE-601
CVE-2025-34504Shared CWE-601
CVE-2023-46750Shared CWE-601
CVE-2024-24764Shared CWE-601

Affected Assets

hcltech
bigfix webui
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.7.2

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.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-601

Security awareness includes verifying URLs and avoiding untrusted redirects that lead to malicious sites.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-601

Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and untrusted-redirect controls that prevent CWE-601.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.23 Web filtering partial match
mitigates

Preventing access to attacker-controlled or malicious sites stops users from being redirected to untrusted locations via open-redirect or phishing links.

References