CVE-2022-38114
Client-Side Desync Vulnerability
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 23, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecurity Event Manager
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 2022.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sem/content/release_notes/sem_2022-4_release_notes.htmVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-38114SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.1MEDIUMSolarWinds
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79CWE-444
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