# CVE-2022-38369: PYSEC-2022-43069 - Apache IoTDB version 0.13.0 is vulnerable by session id attack. Users should upgrade to version 0.13.1 which addresses this issue.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-38369-apache-iotdb-session-fixation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-38369 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-05

Apache IoTDB version 0.13.0 is vulnerable by session id attack. Users should upgrade to version 0.13.1 which addresses this issue.

Technologies: [org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-iotdb-iotdb-server), [apache-iotdb (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/apache-iotdb). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven), [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-38369 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-38369 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-38369?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.1; apache-iotdb (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-38369?** Yes. org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven): upgrade to 0.13.1 or later; apache-iotdb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.13.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-38369?** Check whether you run org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven) or apache-iotdb (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven): upgrade to 0.13.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server to 0.13.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- apache-iotdb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.13.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "apache-iotdb>=0.13.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.1
- apache-iotdb (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-38369
- GHSA-g6vm-3ch8-c6jq
- PYSEC-2022-43069

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