# CVE-2022-42445: HCL Launch is vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected LDAP Search Credentials (CVE-2022-42445)

> Administrators can recover saved LDAP search credentials, exposing sensitive authentication data to privileged users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr65-g34w-29rj

## What is CVE-2022-42445?

CVE-2022-42445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Launch, published on 28 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL Launch could allow a user with administrative privileges, including "Manage Security" permissions, the ability to recover a credential previously saved for performing authenticated LDAP searches.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42445?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltechsw Hcl Launch.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Launch

- [CVE-2024-42196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42196/): HCL Launch is susceptible to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2023-45702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45702/): HCL Launch Agent as a Windows service is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2023-45703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45703/): HCL Launch is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-27551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27551/): HCL Launch could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2022-27551) (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-23348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23348/): HCL Launch is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42445 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Launch, published on 28 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Launch. 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-2022-42445/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42445/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42445
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42445
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42445

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42445/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.