# CVE-2022-38796: Feehi CMS host header injection vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit Host Header Injection in password reset emails to potentially take over user accounts in Feehi CMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 14 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r4f-jrvw-h727

## What is CVE-2022-38796?

CVE-2022-38796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 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

A Host Header Injection vulnerability in Feehi CMS 2.1.1 may allow an attacker to spoof a particular header. This can be exploited by abusing password reset emails.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38796?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including feehi/cms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `feehi/cms` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.1 | None |
| `feehi/cms` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.1 | None |

Products: Feehi Feehi Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-30108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30108/): Server-Side Request Forgery in Feehi CMS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-34971](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34971/): Feehi CMS arbitrary code execution via crafted PHP file (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-22643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22643/): Feehi CMS arbitrary file upload vulnerability (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-21146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21146/): Feehi CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in Username Field (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-31313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31313/): Feehi CMS has an authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the creation/editing module (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 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-2022-38796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- feehi/cms (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.1; no fix listed
- feehi/cms (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.1; no fix listed

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-2022-38796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38796/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.