# CVE-2022-38755: Filr Remote unauthenticated user enumeration for versions prior to 4.3.1.1

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can enumerate valid users in Micro Focus Filr, exposing sensitive account information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fx24-c5wc-w7w2

## What is CVE-2022-38755?

CVE-2022-38755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Filr , published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus Filr in versions prior to 4.3.1.1. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to enumerate valid users of the system. Remote unauthenticated user enumeration. This issue affects: Micro Focus Filr versions prior to 4.3.1.1.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38755?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Filr.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Filr 

- [CVE-2019-3475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3475/): Local privilege escalation in Filr famtd (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-32268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32268/): Administrator equivalent Filr user can access proxy administrator credentials (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-25838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25838/): Information disclosure in Filr (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-3474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3474/): Path traversal vulnerability in Filr web application (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-25832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25832/): Cross-site scripting in Filr (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38755 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Filr , published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus Filr . 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-2022-38755/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38755/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38755
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38755
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38755

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38755/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.