# CVE-2023-22232: Adobe Connect Improper Access Control Security feature bypass

> An attacker can bypass security features to compromise the integrity of a minor feature in Adobe Connect without user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c489-pr63-mrv9

## What is CVE-2023-22232?

CVE-2023-22232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 17 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Connect versions 11.4.5 (and earlier), 12.1.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the integrity of a minor feature. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Connect.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22232 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22232 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Connect 10 - Username Disclosure (exploitdb)
- Adobe Connect 11.4.5 - Local File Disclosure (exploitdb)
- Adobe Connect < 12.1.5 - Local File Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-22232.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Connect

- [CVE-2017-11291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11291/): Server-side request forgery in Adobe Connect 9.6.2 and earlier versions (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-75682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75682/): Adobe Connect | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CWE-89) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-4661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4661/): SQLi in Saphira Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4662/): RCE in Saphira Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40719/): Adobe Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 17 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22232 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Connect. 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-2023-22232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22232

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22232/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.