# CVE-2022-35291: Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP SuccessFactors attachment API for Mobile Application(Android & iOS)

> Attackers with user privileges can escalate to admin rights via misconfigured APIs to read or write attachments in the SAP SuccessFactors mobile app.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 27 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj46-hjj8-xr5c

## What is CVE-2022-35291?

CVE-2022-35291 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Application for Android & iOS devices, published on 27 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to misconfigured application endpoints, SAP SuccessFactors attachment APIs allow attackers with user privileges to perform activities with admin privileges over the network. These APIs were consumed in the SF Mobile application for Time Off, Time Sheet, EC Workflow, and Benefits. On successful exploitation, the attacker can read/write attachments. Thus, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the application

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35291?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Successfactors Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-35291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-35291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Application for Android & iOS devices

- [CVE-2021-40498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40498/): Denial of service in SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Application (for Android devices) (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-35291 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-35291 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Application for Android & iOS devices, published on 27 Jul 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-2022-35291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Application for Android & iOS devices. 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-2022-35291/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35291/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35291
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35291
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35291

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35291/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.