Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-41272

Critical

Published: 13 December 2022

Published
13 December 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0075 73.6th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-41272 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Process Integration. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 26.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An unauthenticated attacker over the network can attach to an open interface exposed through JNDI by the User Defined Search (UDS) of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) - version 7.50 and make use of an open naming and directory API…

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to access services which can be used to perform unauthorized operations affecting users and data across the entire system. This allows the attacker to have full read access to user data, make limited modifications to user data, and degrade the performance of the system, leading to a high impact on confidentiality and a limited impact on the availability and integrity of the application.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

sap
netweaver process integration
7.50

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

Requiring identification and rationale for actions allowed without authentication ensures critical functions are not left unprotected by forcing review of authentication requirements.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

Authorizing mobile device connections to organizational systems ensures authentication is performed for this critical access function.

addresses: CWE-862 CWE-306

Always invoking the reference monitor prevents missing authorization checks for protected resources.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

Auditing sessions makes it possible to detect access to critical functions without required authentication.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

The assessment process confirms authentication is present and effective for critical functions, preventing exploitation from missing authentication.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

Certification assesses that critical functions have required authentication controls in place.

addresses: CWE-862 CWE-306

Requiring authorization servers ensures authorization is performed for protected functions.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-862

Tailoring determines which functions require authentication and selects the appropriate baseline or compensating authentication controls.

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