# CVE-2022-43438: HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest - Incorrect Authorization

> Authenticated general users can bypass authorization to access administrator functions, manipulate system settings, and terminate services.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j22m-fwc5-8qpp

## What is CVE-2022-43438?

CVE-2022-43438 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest, published on 3 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Administrator function of EasyTest has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A remote attacker authenticated as a general user can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the intended access restrictions, to make API functions calls, manipulate system and terminate service.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Easy Test Project Easy Test.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest

- [CVE-2022-43436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43436/): HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-43437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43437/): HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest - SQL Injection (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43438 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest, published on 3 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HWA JIUH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. EasyTest. 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-2022-43438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43438/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.