CVE-2022-22535 Missing authorization in SAP ERP HCM (Portugal)

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can read employee payroll data in SAP ERP HCM Portugal due to missing authorization checks in a specific report.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22535?

CVE-2022-22535 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP ERP HCM (Portugal), published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP ERP HCM Portugal - versions 600, 604, 608, does not perform necessary authorization checks for a report that reads the payroll data of employees in a certain area. Since the affected report only reads the payroll information, the attacker can neither modify any information nor cause availability impacts.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22535?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Erp Human Capital Management.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-22535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7xjj-pffv-frqh.

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