# CVE-2023-22320: Path traversal in OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition)

> Attackers can exploit improper URL parsing in OpenAM Web Policy Agent to perform path traversal and bypass security controls.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 10 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q9vj-6cqq-wmgg

## What is CVE-2023-22320?

CVE-2023-22320 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition), published on 10 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition) provided by OpenAM Consortium parses URLs improperly, leading to a path traversal vulnerability(CWE-22). Furthermore, a crafted URL may be evaluated incorrectly.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22320?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openam Openam.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition)

- [CVE-2025-8662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8662/): Other in OpenAM (low 2.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22320 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22320 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition), published on 10 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenAM Web Policy Agent (OpenAM Consortium Edition). 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-2023-22320/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22320/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22320
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22320
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22320

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22320/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.