# CVE-2022-21184: Information disclosure in Atvise

> Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept plaintext HTTP traffic to steal login credentials from Bachmann Visutec Atvise license registration.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxwx-rj48-wvv5

## What is CVE-2022-21184?

CVE-2022-21184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bachmann Visutec GmbH Atvise, published on 17 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the License registration functionality of Bachmann Visutec GmbH Atvise 3.5.4, 3.6 and 3.7. A plaintext HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of login credentials. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21184?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atvise Atvise.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bachmann Visutec GmbH Atvise

- [CVE-2011-4873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4873/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21184 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bachmann Visutec GmbH Atvise, published on 17 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bachmann Visutec GmbH Atvise. 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-2022-21184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21184/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21184
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21184
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21184

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21184/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.