# CVE-2022-42446: HCL Sametime 12.0 and 12.0FP1 anonymous users have directory lookup access

> Anonymous users can access the user directory and initiate chats with internal users due to default settings in HCL Sametime.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6p7-5w57-87q9

## What is CVE-2022-42446?

CVE-2022-42446 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL Sametime, published on 30 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Starting with Sametime 12, anonymous users are enabled by default. After logging in as an anonymous user, one has the ability to browse the User Directory and potentially create chats with internal users.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42446?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Sametime.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Sametime

- [CVE-2021-27771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27771/): HCL Sametime is susceptible a file transfer service vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-27772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27772/): HCL Sametime is vulnerable to an information disclosure (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2021-27770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27770/): HCL Sametime is vulnerable to arbitrary HTTP requests (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-50349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50349/): HCL Sametime is impacted by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-30122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30122/): HCL Sametime is impacted by misconfigured security related HTTP headers (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42446 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL Sametime, published on 30 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-2022-42446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Sametime. 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-2022-42446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42446

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42446/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.