# CVE-2022-45096: Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS

> An unauthenticated remote user can trick an administrator into enabling a vulnerability that leads to information disclosure in Dell PowerScale OneFS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 1 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9m8v-j7x9-f6g6

## What is CVE-2022-45096?

CVE-2022-45096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 1 Feb 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

Dell PowerScale OneFS, 8.2.0 through 9.3.0, contain an User Interface Security Issue. An unauthenticated remote user could unintentionally lead an administrator to enable this vulnerability, leading to disclosure of information.

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames), CWE-355

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs

- [CVE-2021-21502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21502/): Auth bypass in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26851/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-21506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21506/): Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-22575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22575/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2021-21594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21594/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 1 Feb 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-2022-45096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs. 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-2022-45096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45096

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45096/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.