# CVE-2022-41799: Missing authorization in GROWI v5 series and v4 series

> Authenticated attackers can bypass access controls to download private markdown data from other users' pages in GROWI.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5x4q-5j7v-9cc2

## What is CVE-2022-41799?

CVE-2022-41799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI v5 series and v4 series, published on 24 Oct 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

Improper access control vulnerability in GROWI prior to v5.1.4 (v5 series) and versions prior to v4.5.25 (v4 series) allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass access restriction and download the markdown data from the pages set to private by the other users.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Weseek Growi.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI v5 series and v4 series

- [CVE-2021-20736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20736/): SQL injection in GROWI (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-5968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5968/): Cross-site request forgery in GROWI (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-20670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20670/): Information disclosure in GROWI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5682/): Denial of service in GROWI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5683/): Path traversal in GROWI (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI v5 series and v4 series, published on 24 Oct 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-2022-41799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WESEEK, Inc. GROWI v5 series and v4 series. 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-2022-41799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41799

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41799/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.