# CVE-2022-31590: Privilege escalation in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7

> Local attackers can write files to the system root path to execute code with elevated privileges during application startup or reboot.

- **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:** 14 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qxv-q349-j3hw

## What is CVE-2022-31590?

CVE-2022-31590 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7, 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 PowerDesigner Proxy - version 16.7, allows an attacker with low privileges and has local access, with the ability to work around system’s root disk access restrictions to Write/Create a program file on system disk root path, which could then be executed with elevated privileges of the application during application start up or reboot, potentially compromising Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31590?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Powerdesigner Proxy.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7

- [CVE-2023-32111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32111/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31590 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31590 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7, 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-2022-31590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7. 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-2022-31590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31590/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31590
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31590
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31590

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31590/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.