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HelixApplication · Apache

CVE-2022-47500

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-12-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.0.4 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Helix UI component.This issue affects Apache Helix all releases from 0.8.0 to 1.0.4. Solution: removed the the forward component since it was improper designed for UI embedding.  User please upgrade to 1.1.0 to fix this issue.

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 · high confidence

Open redirect vulnerability in Apache Helix UI component versions 0.8.0 through 1.0.4. The issue stems from an improperly designed 'forward' component that allows attackers to craft malicious URLs redirecting users to untrusted external sites.

MitigationUpgrade Apache Helix to version 1.1.0 which removes the improperly designed forward component. Alternatively, if upgrading is not immediately feasible, temporarily disable or restrict access to the UI component until the upgrade can be performed.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
HelixApplication
Affected:>= 0.8.0, <= 1.0.4

CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Identify Apache Helix installation
    Locate the Helix installation directory or check running processes for 'helix' components. Common locations include /opt/helix, /usr/local/helix, or check process list for Java processes named 'helix'.
    Affected if Apache Helix software is present on the system
  2. Determine installed Helix version
    Check the version file or JAR manifest within the Helix installation. Look for a VERSION file, or inspect helix-common or helix-core JAR files using 'jar -xf' and check the manifest. Alternatively, query the Helix REST API endpoint if exposed.
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range >= 0.8.0 and <= 1.0.4
  3. Confirm UI component is enabled
    Check Helix configuration files (typically in conf/ or config/ directory) for UI-related settings. Look for configurations like 'helix.ui.enabled=true' or check if the web UI WAR/artifact is deployed in the webapps directory.
    Affected if The UI component is deployed and accessible (web interface is enabled)
  4. Verify UI is network-accessible
    Check network bindings or firewall rules to determine if the Helix UI port (commonly 8090 or configurable) is listening on an exposed network interface. Review server.xml or similar web server configuration.
    Affected if The UI port is bound to a reachable network interface (0.0.0.0) rather than localhost only

You are affected if Apache Helix version 0.8.0 through 1.0.4 is installed AND the UI component is enabled and network-accessible, allowing external redirect manipulation via the forward component.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.0.4
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Apache Helix to version 1.1.0 which removes the improperly designed forward component. Alternatively, if upgrading is not immediately feasible, temporarily disable or restrict access to the UI component until the upgrade can be performed.

Recommended fix High confidence

1.1.0

  1. Identify current Apache Helix version (must be >= 0.8.0 and <= 1.0.4 to be vulnerable)
  2. Download Apache Helix version 1.1.0 from the official Apache distribution repository
  3. Stop any running Helix instances or services
  4. Upgrade the Helix installation to version 1.1.0 following standard Apache Helix upgrade procedures
  5. Restart Helix services to apply the new version
  6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the Open Redirect vulnerability is resolved by confirming the UI component no longer accepts untrusted redirect URLs

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Helix Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,680
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