# CVE-2022-29612: Information disclosure in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host Agent

> An authenticated user can exploit the sapcontrol startservice function to retrieve restricted technical system information, compromising confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3672-vc3r-5prp

## What is CVE-2022-29612?

CVE-2022-29612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host Agent, published on 14 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host Agent - versions KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, 7.87, 7.88, 8.04, KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, 8.04, SAPHOSTAGENT 7.22, allows an authenticated user to misuse a function of sapcontrol webfunctionality(startservice) in Kernel which enables malicious users to retrieve information. On successful exploitation, an attacker can obtain technical information like system number or physical address, which is otherwise restricted, causing a limited impact on the confidentiality of the application.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29612?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sap Host Agent, Sap Netweaver Abap.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host Agent

- [CVE-2023-24523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24523/): Command injection in Host Agent Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6186/): Denial of service in SAP Host Agent (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-15297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15297/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27498/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-6234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/): Privilege escalation in SAP Host Agent (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host Agent, published on 14 Jun 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-2022-29612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Platform and SAP Host 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-2022-29612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29612/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29612

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29612/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.