# CVE-2022-22552: Cross-site request forgery in AppSync

> Remote attackers can trick users into performing unauthorized state-changing operations via clickjacking in Dell EMC AppSync.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/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:** 21 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2m5-pc23-rcvh

## What is CVE-2022-22552?

CVE-2022-22552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Jan 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

Dell EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3 contain a clickjacking vulnerability in AppSync. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to trick the victim into executing state changing operations.

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22552?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Appsync.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22552?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22552 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell AppSync

- [CVE-2022-22551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22551/): Auth bypass in AppSync (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-22553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22553/): Security feature bypass in AppSync (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-24424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24424/): Path traversal in AppSync (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-22464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22464/): Information disclosure in AppSync (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-39586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39586/): XML external entity in AppSync (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22552 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Jan 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-2022-22552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell AppSync. 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-2022-22552/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22552/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22552
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22552
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22552

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22552/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.