# CVE-2022-25626: Missing authorization in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration

> Unauthenticated users can access specific management console pages, potentially exposing information, though server-side task execution is blocked.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 16 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 18 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4446-w42r-xvj9

## What is CVE-2022-25626?

CVE-2022-25626 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration, published on 16 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unauthenticated user can access Identity Manager’s management console specific page URLs. However, the system doesn’t allow the user to carry out server side tasks without a valid web session.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25626?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Symantec Identity Governance and Administration.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration

- [CVE-2022-25628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25628/): XML external entity in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-23949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23949/): Cross-site scripting in Symantec Identity Management And Governance (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-25627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25627/): Command injection in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-23950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23950/): Cross-site scripting in Symantec Identity Management And Governance (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-23951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23951/): Information disclosure in Symantec Identity Management And Governance (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25626 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25626 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration, published on 16 Dec 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-2022-25626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Identity Governance and Administration. 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-2022-25626/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25626/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25626
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25626
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25626

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25626/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.