Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28023

CSRF in Hcltech Bigfix Webui ≤ 44

Published
18 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 4.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 6th percentile
Risk Priority 36 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28023 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Hcltech Bigfix Webui. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A cross site request forgery vulnerability in the BigFix WebUI Software Distribution interface site version 44 and before allows an NMO attacker to access files on server side systems (server machine and all the ones in its network). 

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-23554Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2024-30154Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2023-50349Same vendor: Hcltech
CVE-2024-8489Shared CWE-352
CVE-2024-51638Shared CWE-352
CVE-2025-23804Shared CWE-352
CVE-2024-36667Shared CWE-352
CVE-2024-26445Shared CWE-352
CVE-2024-22601Shared CWE-352
CVE-2023-50766Shared CWE-352

Affected Assets

hcltech
bigfix webui
≤ 44

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.3.2
  • V3.5.1
  • V10.2.1

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.

addresses: CWE-352

Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.

addresses: CWE-352

Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.

addresses: CWE-352

Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.

addresses: CWE-352

Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.

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 anti-CSRF controls such as tokens or SameSite attributes.

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.

mitigates

By denying access to phishing or malicious sites, the control lowers the likelihood that a user will be tricked into submitting a forged request that performs an unintended action on another site.

none

Contextual intelligence about emerging CSRF toolkits can be translated into updated anti-CSRF token or same-site policy configurations across applications.

References