# CVE-2022-32244: Missing authorization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Commentary DB)

> Authenticated administrators can access and modify restricted system data in the Commentary database, impacting integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/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:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x47w-wvc2-865f

## What is CVE-2022-32244?

CVE-2022-32244 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Commentary DB), published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Under certain conditions an attacker authenticated as a CMS administrator access the BOE Commentary database and retrieve (non-personal) system data, modify system data but can't make the system unavailable. This needs the attacker to have high privilege access to the same physical/logical network to access information which would otherwise be restricted, leading to low impact on confidentiality and high impact on integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Commentary DB)

- [CVE-2023-40622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40622/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41203/): Deserialization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-28765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28765/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management ) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-2445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2445/): Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28762/): Information Disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32244 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Commentary DB), published on 13 Sep 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-2022-32244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Commentary DB). 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-2022-32244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32244

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.