# CVE-2022-23678: Information disclosure in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)

> An attacker in a privileged network position can intercept sensitive information transmitted by the Aruba VIA client on Windows.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hr9f-8fh2-wv74

## What is CVE-2022-23678?

CVE-2022-23678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA), published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client for Microsoft Windows operating system client communications that could allow for an attacker in a privileged network position to intercept sensitive information in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client for Microsoft Windows operating system versions: 4.3.0 build 2208101 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Client that address this security vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Aruba Virtual Intranet Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)

- [CVE-2023-38401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38401/): Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Microsoft Windows Client (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-38402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38402/): Arbitrary File Overwrite in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Microsoft Windows Client (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA), published on 6 Sep 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-2022-23678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA). 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-2022-23678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23678

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23678/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.