# CVE-2022-24396: Missing authorization in SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent)

> An attacker can access privileged functionalities and modify or delete sensitive data via the unauthenticated localhost interface of the SAP Simple Diagnostics Agent.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2vc-wx7g-wx3r

## What is CVE-2022-24396?

CVE-2022-24396 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent), published on 8 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple Diagnostics Agent - versions 1.0 up to version 1.57, does not perform any authentication checks for functionalities that can be accessed via localhost on http port 3005. Due to lack of authentication checks, an attacker could access administrative or other privileged functionalities and read, modify, or delete sensitive information and configurations.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24396?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Simple Diagnostics Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent)

- [CVE-2022-22547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22547/): Information disclosure in Simple Diagnostics Agent (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24396 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24396 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent), published on 8 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent). 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-2022-24396/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24396/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24396
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24396
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24396

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24396/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.