# CVE-2022-22540: SQL injection in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP (Workplace Server)

> An attacker can execute crafted database queries to disclose the system's table of contents, requiring a patch for SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjmp-36pv-cgr3

## What is CVE-2022-22540?

CVE-2022-22540 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 9 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP (Workplace Server) - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 787, allows an attacker to execute crafted database queries, that could expose the backend database. Successful attacks could result in disclosure of a table of contents from the system, but no risk of modification possible.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22540?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap

- [CVE-2026-0488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0488/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA (Scripting Editor) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-40499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40499/): Code injection in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (SAP Cloud Print Manager and SAPSprint) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27269/): Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-27500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27500/): Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-0014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0014/): Capture-replay vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22540 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22540 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 9 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap. 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-2022-22540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22540/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22540
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22540
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22540

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22540/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.