# CVE-2022-24309: Missing authorization in Mendix Runtime V7

> Attackers can bypass XPath constraints to read and modify sensitive data in Mendix Runtime applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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:** 8 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cg79-xxvp-6224

## What is CVE-2022-24309?

CVE-2022-24309 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Runtime V7, published on 8 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Runtime V7 (All versions < V7.23.29), Mendix Runtime V8 (All versions < V8.18.16), Mendix Runtime V9 (All versions < V9.13 only with Runtime Custom Setting *DataStorage.UseNewQueryHandler* set to False). If an entity has an association readable by the user, then in some cases, Mendix Runtime may not apply checks for XPath constraints that parse said associations, within apps running on affected versions. A malicious user could use this to dump and manipulate sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24309?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mendix Mendix.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Mendix Runtime V7

- [CVE-2021-27394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27394/): Privilege escalation in Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-31257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31257/): Security feature bypass in Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-27241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27241/): Information disclosure in Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-50313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50313/): Race condition in Mendix Runtime V10 (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2022-34466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34466/): Code injection in Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24309 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24309 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Runtime V7, published on 8 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-2022-24309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Mendix Runtime V7. 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-2022-24309/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24309/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24309
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24309
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24309

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24309/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.