# CVE-2022-2272: SQL injection in PACS Server

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Sante PACS Server via SQL injection in the login endpoint without requiring credentials.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j77q-cj82-xcf6

## What is CVE-2022-2272?

CVE-2022-2272 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Sante PACS Server, published on 3 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Sante PACS Server 3.0.4. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of calls to the login endpoint. When parsing the username element, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-17331.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Santesoft Sante Pacs Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sante PACS Server

- [CVE-2025-2263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2263/): Santesoft Sante PACS Server Stack-based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51637/): Sante PACS Server PG Patient Query SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1863/): Sante PACS Server Token Endpoint SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-54156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54156/): Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-53948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53948/): Santesoft Sante PACS Server Double Free (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2272 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Sante PACS Server, published on 3 Aug 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-2022-2272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sante PACS 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-2022-2272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.