# CVE-2022-29615: Deserialization in SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS)

> Vulnerabilities in the bundled log4j 1.x library within SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio allow attackers to compromise confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xq7-w42c-cmm8

## What is CVE-2022-29615?

CVE-2022-29615 is a low-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS), published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS) - version 7.50, is based on Eclipse, which contains the logging framework log4j in version 1.x. The application's confidentiality and integrity could have a low impact due to the vulnerabilities associated with version 1.x.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Developer Studio.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29615 is a low-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS), published on 14 Jun 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-2022-29615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS). 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-2022-29615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29615/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.