# CVE-2022-38114: Client-Side Desync Vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit HTTP request smuggling to execute cross-site scripting attacks against SolarWinds SEM users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6xj-9vgw-4xp9

## What is CVE-2022-38114?

CVE-2022-38114 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds SEM , published on 23 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This vulnerability occurs when a web server fails to correctly process the Content-Length of POST requests. This can lead to HTTP request smuggling or XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-444 (Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Security Event Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds SEM 

- [CVE-2024-0692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0692/): SolarWinds Security Event Manager Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38113/): Information Disclosure Vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-38115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38115/): Insecure Methods Vulnerability (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38114 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds SEM , published on 23 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds SEM . 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-2022-38114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38114

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38114/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.