# CVE-2022-36118: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access controls to modify process statuses in Blue Prism Enterprise if the application server is misconfigured.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 25 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7j5-c9cg-4fgg

## What is CVE-2022-36118?

CVE-2022-36118 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Blue Prism Enterprise 6.0 through 7.01. In a misconfigured environment that exposes the Blue Prism Application server, it is possible for an authenticated user to reverse engineer the Blue Prism software and circumvent access controls for the SetProcessAttributes administrative function. Abusing this function will allow any Blue Prism user to publish, unpublish, or retire processes. Using this function, any logged-in user can change the status of a process, an action allowed only intended for users with the Edit Process permission.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ssctech Blue Prism.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-36119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36119/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36115/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-36116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36116/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-36117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36117/): Security feature bypass in n/a (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36118 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 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-2022-36118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-36118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.