# CVE-2022-22959: Cross-site request forgery in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

> Attackers can trick users into validating malicious JDBC URIs via CSRF, potentially bypassing security controls in VMware identity and automation products.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mchf-99pv-x6wc

## What is CVE-2022-22959?

CVE-2022-22959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 Apr 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

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a cross site request forgery vulnerability. A malicious actor can trick a user through a cross site request forgery to unintentionally validate a malicious JDBC URI.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22959?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Vrealize Automation, Vmware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, Vmware Workspace One Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation

- [CVE-2024-38812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38812/): VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-37079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37079/): Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-22954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22954/): VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/): VMware vCenter Server File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-21985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21985/): VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22959 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 Apr 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-2022-22959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Cloud Foundation. 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-2022-22959/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22959/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22959
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22959
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22959

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22959/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.