# CVE-2022-24831: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in OpenClinica

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via string concatenation flaws, potentially reading or modifying clinical data in OpenClinica.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** 14 May 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025

## What is CVE-2022-24831?

CVE-2022-24831 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in OpenClinica, published on 14 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Versions prior to 3.16.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection due to the use of string concatenation to create SQL queries instead of prepared statements. No known workarounds exist. This issue has been patched in 3.16.1, 3.15.9, 3.14.1, and 3.13.1 and users are advised to upgrade.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24831?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openclinica Openclinica.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenClinica

- [CVE-2022-24830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24830/): Path Traversal in OpenClinica (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-12922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12922/): OpenClinica Community Edition CRF Data Import ImportCRFData path traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-12921](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12921/): OpenClinica Community Edition CRF Data Import ImportCRFData xml injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24831 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in OpenClinica, published on 14 May 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-2022-24831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenClinica. 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-2022-24831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24831

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24831/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.