# CVE-2022-38125: FTP Agent forwards traffic on inactive ports to LinkManager

> An attacker can exploit improper communication channel restrictions in the FTP Agent to forward traffic to unintended endpoints, potentially bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** Low 2.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99j2-jmgm-p5x6

## What is CVE-2022-38125?

CVE-2022-38125 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Secomea SiteManager, published on 19 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in Secomea SiteManager (FTP Agent modules) allows Exploiting Trust in Client.

Weakness: CWE-923 (Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38125?

It affects 12 products.


Products: Secomea Sitemanager 1129 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 1139 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 1149 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 1529 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 1539 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 1549 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3329 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3339 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3349 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3529 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3539 Firmware, Secomea Sitemanager 3549 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Secomea SiteManager

- [CVE-2022-25784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25784/): User controllable HTML element attribute (potential XSS) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-25785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25785/): Buffer overrun (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2021-32005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32005/): SiteManager Log View XSS Issue (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-38124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38124/): Unwanted debug tool (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2020-29027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29027/): Reflected Cross Site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38125 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Secomea SiteManager, published on 19 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Secomea SiteManager. 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-2022-38125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.