# CVE-2022-37940: Open redirect in HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series

> Remote attackers can exploit host header injection to redirect users to malicious URLs on HPE FlexFabric 5700 switches.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cgm5-p2xv-fjc2

## What is CVE-2022-37940?

CVE-2022-37940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series, published on 15 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in the HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series. These vulnerabilities could be remotely exploited to allow host header injection and URL redirection. HPE has made the following software to resolve the vulnerability in HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series version R2432P61 or later.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37940?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hpe Flexfabric 5700 40xg 2qsfp\+ Firmware, Hpe Flexfabric 5700 48g 4xg 2qsfp\+ Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37940?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37940 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series, published on 15 Mar 2023. 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-2022-37940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series. 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-2022-37940/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37940/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37940
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37940
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37940

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