# CVE-2022-42447: Cross-origin resource sharing vulnerability affects HCL Compass

> An unprivileged remote attacker can trick a legitimate user into executing malicious requests via a CORS vulnerability in HCL Compass.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 27 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f93v-4jq6-g3hj

## What is CVE-2022-42447?

CVE-2022-42447 is a critical vulnerability in HCL Compass2.0 , published on 27 Mar 2023. 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

HCL Compass is vulnerable to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). This vulnerability can allow an unprivileged remote attacker to trick a legitimate user into accessing a special resource and executing a malicious request.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42447?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Hcl Compass.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Compass2.0 

- [CVE-2023-37502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37502/): An unrestricted file upload vulnerability affects HCL Compass (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-37503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37503/): A weak password requirements vulnerability affects HCL Compass (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-37504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37504/): An insufficient session expiration vulnerability affects HCL Compass (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42447 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42447 is a critical vulnerability in HCL Compass2.0 , published on 27 Mar 2023. 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-2022-42447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Compass2.0 . 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-2022-42447/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42447/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42447
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42447
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42447

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42447/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.