CVE-2022-38114: Client-Side Desync Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

SolarWinds Security Event Manager: before 2022.4 — fixed in 2022.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Security Event Manager 2022.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sem/content/release_notes/sem_2022-4_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-38114
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sem/content/release_notes/sem_2022-4_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-38114

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