# CVE-2022-38359: Cross-site request forgery in Eyes of Network

> An attacker can perform unauthorized actions, such as deleting the admin user, by tricking an authenticated user into clicking a crafted link.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 15 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wqh-9cfw-65c4

## What is CVE-2022-38359?

CVE-2022-38359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eyes of Network, published on 15 Aug 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

Cross-site request forgery attacks can be carried out against the Eyes of Network web application, due to an absence of adequate protections. An attacker can, for instance, delete the admin user by directing an authenticated user to the URL https://<target-address>/module/admin_user/index.php?DataTables_Table_0_length=10&user_selected%5B%5D=1&user_mgt_list=delete_user&action=submit by means of a crafted link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eyeofnetwork Eyes of Network Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eyes of Network

- [CVE-2022-38357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38357/): Cross-site scripting in Eyes of Network Web (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38358/): Cross-site scripting in Eyes of Network (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eyes of Network, published on 15 Aug 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-2022-38359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eyes of Network. 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-2022-38359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.