CVE-2025-31985
Security Misconfiguration in HCL BigFix Service Management Due to Missing X-Content-Type-Options Header
Publication date: 2026-05-20
Last updated on: 2026-05-20
Assigner: HCL Software
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| hcltech | bigfix_service_management | 23.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-200 | The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is caused by a missing or insecure "X-Content-Type-Options" header. Without this header, web browsers may perform MIME-type sniffing, which means they try to guess the type of content being received rather than relying on the declared content type. This behavior can lead to malicious content being interpreted and executed incorrectly by the browser.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that it could allow malicious content to be executed incorrectly in a user's browser due to MIME-type sniffing. This can potentially lead to limited confidentiality loss and limited availability impact, as indicated by the CVSS score. An attacker might exploit this to trick the browser into executing harmful scripts or content.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
The provided information does not specify how the vulnerability related to the missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
This vulnerability is related to a missing or insecure "X-Content-Type-Options" header in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM). To detect it on your system or network, you can inspect HTTP response headers from the BigFix Service Management server to check if the "X-Content-Type-Options" header is present and properly set.
A common method is to use command-line tools like curl or wget to fetch HTTP headers and verify the presence and value of this header.
- Use curl to check headers: curl -I http://<bigfix-server-address>/
- Look for the header "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" in the response headers.
- Alternatively, use tools like wget: wget --server-response --spider http://<bigfix-server-address>/
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should configure the HCL BigFix Service Management server to include the "X-Content-Type-Options" header with the value "nosniff" in its HTTP responses.
This security header prevents browsers from MIME-type sniffing, reducing the risk of malicious content being interpreted incorrectly.
Check the server or application configuration settings to enable or add this header as per HCL's security recommendations.