# CVE-2022-23238: Missing authorization in StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can view metrics and modify alert emails in StorageGRID deployments using older Linux kernels.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 9 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3jh-c2rv-xp22

## What is CVE-2022-23238?

CVE-2022-23238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp Storagegrid, published on 9 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Linux deployments of StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) versions 11.6.0 through 11.6.0.2 deployed with a Linux kernel version less than 4.7.0 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to view limited metrics information and modify alert email recipients and content.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23238?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Storagegrid.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp Storagegrid, published on 9 Aug 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-2022-23238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Storagegrid. 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-2022-23238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.