# CVE-2022-22127: Missing authorization in Tableau Server

> A malicious site administrator can change passwords for users in other sites, leading to unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jf4r-23vm-c78g

## What is CVE-2022-22127?

CVE-2022-22127 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Tableau Server, published on 25 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Tableau is aware of a broken access control vulnerability present in Tableau Server affecting Tableau Server customers using Local Identity Store for managing users. The vulnerability allows a malicious site administrator to change passwords for users in different sites hosted on the same Tableau Server, resulting in the potential for unauthorized access to data.Tableau Server versions affected are:2020.4.16, 2021.1.13, 2021.2.10, 2021.3.9, 2021.4.4 and earlierNote: All future releases of Tableau Server will address this security issue. Versions that are no longer supported are not tested and may be vulnerable.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22127?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tableau Tableau Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22127?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22127 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22127 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tableau Server

- [CVE-2022-22128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22128/): Path traversal in Tableau Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-6939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6939/): Missing authorization in Tableau Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26496/): Code injection in Tableau Server, Tableau Desktop (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-52451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52451/): Path traversal in Tableau Server (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-52449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52449/): File upload in Tableau Server (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22127 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22127 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Tableau Server, published on 25 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22127 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tableau Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22127/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22127/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22127
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22127
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22127

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22127/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.