# CVE-2022-28215: Open redirect in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform

> An unauthenticated attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via insufficient URL validation, potentially tricking them into disclosing personal information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rrr-f77p-65qc

## What is CVE-2022-28215?

CVE-2022-28215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform - versions 740, 750, 787, allows an unauthenticated attacker to redirect users to a malicious site due to insufficient URL validation. This could lead to the user being tricked to disclose personal information.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28215?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Abap.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform

- [CVE-2012-4341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4341/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-27610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27610/): Auth bypass in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-38178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38178/): Business logic in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-22543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22543/): Denial of service in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (Kernel) and ABAP Platform (Kernel) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-38181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38181/): Denial of service in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform. 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-2022-28215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28215/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.