CVE-2022-47500 — helix
MEDIUMCVE-2022-47500 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in org.apache.helix:helix. A fix is available for org.apache.helix:helix — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache Helix: Open redirect
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-47500.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.helix:helixReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
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 and including 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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.helix:helix | ≥ 0.8.0&&< 1.1.0 | 1.1.0org.apache.helix:helix:1.1.0 |
Affected Products
helixapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.helix:helix, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.helix:helix to 1.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-47500 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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