# CVE-2022-0484: Improper URL Validation causes Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension to open external programs

> An attacker can trick users into opening malicious external programs instead of a browser during cluster sign-on, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hr2m-fgfg-99wq

## What is CVE-2022-0484?

CVE-2022-0484 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension, published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Lack of validation of URLs causes Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension before v3.1.1 to open external programs other than the default browser to perform sign on to a new cluster. An attacker could host a webserver which serves a malicious Mirantis Container Cloud configuration file and induce the victim to add a new cluster via its URL. This issue affects: Mirantis Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension v3 versions prior to v3.1.1.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0484?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0484 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension, published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mirantis Container Cloud Lens Extension. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0484/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0484

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0484/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.