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CVE-2022-38114 (GCVE-0-2022-38114)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-25 20:28
VLAI
Title
Client-Side Desync Vulnerability
Summary
This vulnerability occurs when a web server fails to correctly process the Content-Length of POST requests. This can lead to HTTP request smuggling or XSS.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-25 20:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SolarWinds SolarWinds SEM Affected: 2022.2 and previous versions , < 2022.4 (custom)
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Credits
SolarWinds would like to thank Ken Pyle of CYBIR for disclosing this vulnerability to us responsibly.
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