CVE-2022-23166 Sysaid – Sysaid Local File Inclusion (LFI)
An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files via Local File Inclusion in the TinyMCE embedded media editor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23166?
CVE-2022-23166 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sysaid, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Sysaid – Sysaid Local File Inclusion (LFI) – An unauthenticated attacker can access to the system by accessing to "/lib/tinymce/examples/index.html" path. in the "Insert/Edit Embedded Media" window Choose Type : iFrame and File/URL : [here is the LFI] Solution: Update to 22.2.20 cloud version, or to 22.1.64 on premise version.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysaid Sysaid.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-23166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sysaid
- CVE-2023-47246 SysAid Server Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-2775 SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- CVE-2025-2776 SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- CVE-2024-36393 SysAid - CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE-2025-2777 SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2wx-4p2w-jj8r.