# CVE-2022-22353: Security feature bypass in Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data

> Authenticated users can bypass data masking rules in IBM Big SQL to access sensitive information via CREATE TABLE SELECT statements.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/AC:H/PR:L/S:U/I:N/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gf5-98hp-9vr6

## What is CVE-2022-22353?

CVE-2022-22353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 14 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Big SQL on IBM Cloud Pak for Data 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.2.0, and 7.2.3 could allow an authenticated user with appropriate permissions to obtain sensitive information by bypassing data masking rules using a CREATE TABLE SELECT statement. IBM X-Force ID: 220480.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22353?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Big Sql.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data

- [CVE-2024-35160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35160/): IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data and IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data information disclosure (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 14 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data. 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-2022-22353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22353/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22353

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