# CVE-2022-34434: Missing authorization in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage

> A root-level attacker can modify or delete critical database tables in Dell Cloud Mobility, compromising application integrity and availability.

- **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:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 19 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j7r-r9wv-qrjp

## What is CVE-2022-34434?

CVE-2022-34434 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage, published on 11 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage versions 1.3.0 and earlier contains an Improper Access Control vulnerability within the Postgres database. A threat actor with root level access to either the vApp or containerized versions of Cloud Mobility may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the modification or deletion of tables that are required for many of the core functionalities of Cloud Mobility. Exploitation may lead to the compromise of integrity and availability of the normal functionality of the Cloud Mobility application.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34434?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Cloud Mobility for Dell Emc Storage.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage

- [CVE-2022-33936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33936/): Code injection in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-23690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23690/): Security feature bypass in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34434 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34434 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage, published on 11 Oct 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-2022-34434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage. 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-2022-34434/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34434/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34434
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34434
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34434

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34434/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.