# CVE-2022-41731: IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak SQL injection

> A remote attacker can exploit SQL injection in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog to view, add, modify, or delete back-end database information.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jrj-2p8r-265w

## What is CVE-2022-41731?

CVE-2022-41731 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data 4.5.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.  IBM X-Force ID:  237402.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41731?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Watson Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41731?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem

- [CVE-2023-28958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28958/): IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog CSV injection (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2023-28955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28955/): IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog denial of service (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41731 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41731 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem. 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-2022-41731/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41731/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41731
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41731
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41731

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41731/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.