CVE-2022-38657 An open redirect to malicious sites affects HCL Leap
High 8.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38657 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-38657 is a high-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Leap, published on 2 Feb 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-2022-38657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: HCL Software Leap. 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-2022-38657/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38657/index.md)
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the Feedback action on the manager page in HCL Leap.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38657?
CVE-2022-38657 is a high-severity vulnerability in HCL Software Leap, published on 2 Feb 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
An open redirect to malicious sites can occur when accessing the "Feedback" action on the manager page.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Hcl Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software Leap
- CVE-2023-37534 HCL Leap is affected by a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30147 HCL Leap is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30113 HCL Leap is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-45720 HCL Leap is affected by a disclosure of private personal information vulnerability
- CVE-2022-44759 HCL Leap is affected by Cross-site scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2v5-26v2-6cc4.