Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-42184

Published
23 January 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 2.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0014 4th percentile
Risk Priority 21 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-42184 is a low-severity Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page (CWE-84) vulnerability in Hcl Software (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 2.5 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by insecure support for file URI scheme. It could allow a malicious operator to attempt to download files using the file:// URI scheme.

CWE(s)
CWE-84

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.
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T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
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T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-25323Shared CWE-84
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CVE-2025-58444Shared CWE-84

Affected Assets

Hcl Software
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match

Input validation directly requires checking and neutralizing user-supplied encoded URI schemes before they can be rendered or executed.

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 proper input neutralization and output encoding to prevent URI-based injection flaws.

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.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development and acceptance will detect URI-scheme injection flaws before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle incorporates the above controls, providing indirect but systematic coverage.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for input validation and output encoding that directly prevent URI-scheme injection.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards mandate proper neutralization of encoded URI schemes, eliminating the root cause of CWE-84.

References