CVE-2022-37934 Path traversal in HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in HPE OfficeConnect switches to access unauthorized files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-37934?

CVE-2022-37934 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE OfficeConnect 1820, and 1850 switch series. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow remote directory traversal in HPE OfficeConnect 1820 switch series version PT.02.17 and below, HPE OfficeConnect 1850 switch series version PC.01.23 and below, and HPE OfficeConnect 1850 (10G aggregator) switch version PO.01.22 and below.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37934?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Hp Officeconnect 1820 24g Poe\+ \(185w\) Switch J9983a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 48g Poe\+ \(370w\) Switch J9984a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Poe\+ \(65w\) Switch J9982a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Switch J9979a Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 24g 2xgt Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 24g 2xgt Poe\+ Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-37934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7j6-mcqq-8gff.

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