# CVE-2022-23702: Privilege escalation in HPE Superdome Flex Server; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server

> A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Superdome Flex servers allows administrators to gain higher privileges, requiring a firmware update.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5xf-pvjp-4m82

## What is CVE-2022-23702?

CVE-2022-23702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Superdome Flex Server; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server, published on 12 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Superdome Flex and Superdome Flex 280 Servers. The vulnerability could be locally exploited to allow an user with Administrator access to escalate their privilege. The vulnerability is resolved in the latest firmware update. HPE Superdome Flex Server Version 3.50.58 or later, HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server Version 1.20.204 or later.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23702?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hpe Superdome Flex 280 Server Firmware, Hpe Superdome Flex Server Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HPE Superdome Flex Server; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server

- [CVE-2022-37939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37939/): Information disclosure in HPE Superdome Flex Servers; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Servers (low 2.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23702 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Superdome Flex Server; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server, published on 12 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE Superdome Flex Server; HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server. 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-2022-23702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23702/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23702

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23702/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.