# CVE-2022-39037: FLOWRING Agentflow BPM - Path Traversal

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Agentflow BPM to bypass authentication and download arbitrary system files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 10 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q9vj-3p9c-6gcv

## What is CVE-2022-39037?

CVE-2022-39037 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in FLOWRING Agentflow BPM, published on 10 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Agentflow BPM file download function has a path traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and download arbitrary system files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39037?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flowring Agentflow.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FLOWRING Agentflow BPM

- [CVE-2025-3709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3709/): Flowring Technology Agentflow - Account Lockout Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-39036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39036/): FLOWRING Agentflow BPM - Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-2095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2095/): Flowring｜Agentflow - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-2096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2096/): Flowring｜Agentflow - Missing Authenticaton (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-39038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39038/): FLOWRING Agentflow BPM - Broken Access Control (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39037 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39037 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in FLOWRING Agentflow BPM, published on 10 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-2022-39037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FLOWRING Agentflow BPM. 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-2022-39037/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39037/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39037
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39037
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39037

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39037/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.