CVE-2022-37938
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauthenticated server side request forgery in HPE Serviceguard Manager
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCVE-2022-37938 is an unauthenticated server side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in HPE Serviceguard Manager that allows remote attackers to make the server perform arbitrary requests to internal or external resources without any authentication credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< a.12.80.05CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify HPE Serviceguard Manager installationCheck if HPE Serviceguard Manager is installed on the system by looking for Serviceguard-related packages or services (e.g., run 'rpm -qa | grep -i serviceguard' or 'dpkg -l | grep -i serviceguard' depending on Linux distribution)Affected if Serviceguard Manager package is found on the system
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Determine installed Serviceguard versionRetrieve the version of the installed HPE Serviceguard For Linux package using the package manager (e.g., 'rpm -qi Serviceguard' or check /opt/serviceguard version files)Affected if The installed version is lower than a.12.80.05 (e.g., a.12.70, a.12.75, etc.)
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Verify Serviceguard Manager component is enabledCheck if the Serviceguard Manager web interface or management service is running and enabled. Look for processes related to Serviceguard Manager or check systemctl status for Serviceguard-related servicesAffected if Serviceguard Manager service is running and accessible
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Check network exposure of management interfaceReview network configuration to determine if the Serviceguard Manager management port (typically 5432/tcp or similar) is bound to a network-exposed IP address rather than localhost onlyAffected if The management interface is bound to 0.0.0.0 or an external IP and is accessible from untrusted networks
The system is affected if HPE Serviceguard Manager is installed with a version lower than a.12.80.05 and the management interface is accessible over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the HPE security patch for Serviceguard Manager as soon as available; in the interim, restrict network access to the management interface to trusted sources and implement strict input validation on URL/endpoint parameters.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-37938 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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