# CVE-2023-38422: Walchem Intuition Missing Authentication for Critical Function

> An attacker can access sensitive data via unauthenticated API routes in the Walchem Intuition 9 management web server.

- **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:** 23 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f4qx-h2mr-395w

## What is CVE-2023-38422?

CVE-2023-38422 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Walchem Intuition 9, published on 23 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Walchem Intuition 9 firmware versions prior to v4.21 are missing authentication for some of the API routes of the management web server. This could allow an attacker to download and export sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38422?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Walchem Intuition 9 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Walchem Intuition 9

- [CVE-2023-32202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32202/): Walchem Intuition Improper Authentication (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38422 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38422 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Walchem Intuition 9, published on 23 Aug 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-2023-38422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Walchem Intuition 9. 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-2023-38422/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38422/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38422
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38422
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38422

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38422/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.