# CVE-2022-23767: SecureGate authentication bypass vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authentication via SQL injection and path traversal to gain privileges and execute remote code on SecureGate devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pfjw-c288-q656

## What is CVE-2022-23767?

CVE-2022-23767 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HANSSAK Co.,Ltd SecureGate, published on 19 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability of SecureGate is SQL-Injection using login without password. A path traversal vulnerability is also identified during file transfer. An attacker can take advantage of these vulnerabilities to perform various attacks such as obtaining privileges and executing remote code, thereby taking over the victim’s system.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel), CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23767?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hanssak Securegate, Hanssak Weblink.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23767?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23767 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23767 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HANSSAK Co.,Ltd SecureGate, published on 19 Sep 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-2022-23767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HANSSAK Co.,Ltd SecureGate. 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-2022-23767/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23767/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23767
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23767
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23767

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23767/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.