01 Record
CVE-2022-38756
CVE-2022-38756 vulnerability in GW Web prior to 18.4.2
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: microfocus
CNA base score4.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
02 Description
CVE-2022-38756 vulnerability in GW Web prior to 18.4.2
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-12-16 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-18 13:22Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- microfocus
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 08f7883c8e872d4d882fbe842398ef45a5acc86bd0c4f10b7d901642e9ef408c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- portal.microfocus.comhttps://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000012374?language=en_US
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170768/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Session-ID-Disclosure.html
- seclists.org20230130 Trovent Security Advisory 2203-01 / Micro Focus GroupWise transmits session ID in URLhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/28
- seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/28
- packetstorm.newshttps://packetstorm.news/files/id/170768
07 Remediation
Micro Focus has made the following mitigation information available to resolve the vulnerability for the impacted versions of Micro Focus GroupWise: Please update to Micro Focus GroupWise 18.4.2 or newer