# CVE-2022-38123: Insufficient validation of plugin files

> A server administrator can inject code into the GateManager interface due to insufficient validation of plugin files.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q365-6hx4-82gp

## What is CVE-2022-38123?

CVE-2022-38123 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Secomea GateManager, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Input Validation of plugin files in Administrator Interface of Secomea GateManager allows a server administrator to inject code into the GateManager interface.

This issue affects:

Secomea GateManager

versions prior to 10.0.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Secomea Gatemanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Secomea GateManager

- [CVE-2021-32008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32008/): Logged-in Administrator may get unrestricted file system access (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-4308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4308/): Clear-text passwords in configuration files (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-2752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2752/): Potential vulnerabilities in GM login process (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-32009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32009/): Missing XSS guards on firmware page (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2021-32006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32006/): GateManager information leak for LinkManager Users (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38123 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Secomea GateManager, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Secomea GateManager. 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-2022-38123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.