# CVE-2022-45103: Information disclosure in Unisphere for PowerMax vApp

> A low-privileged remote attacker can read arbitrary files on the underlying file system of Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 18 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28xm-8x36-cmvj

## What is CVE-2022-45103?

CVE-2022-45103 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp, published on 18 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp, VASA Provider vApp, and Solution Enabler vApp version 9.2.3.x contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to read arbitrary files on the underlying file system.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45103?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Dell Emc Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance, Dell Emc Unisphere for Powermax, Dell Emc Unisphere for Powermax Virtual Appliance, Dell Emc Vasa Provider Virtual Appliance, Dell Powermax Os, Dell Solutions Enabler, Dell Unisphere 360, Dell Vasa Provider.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45103?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp

- [CVE-2018-1216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1216/): Hardcoded credentials in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1215/): File upload in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45103 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45103 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp, published on 18 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-2022-45103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp. 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-2022-45103/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45103/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45103
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45103
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45103

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.