# CVE-2022-42304: SQL injection in n/a

> SQL injection in Veritas NetBackup Primary server allows attackers to read or modify database contents via vulnerable components.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j28f-v5r4-q9fp

## What is CVE-2022-42304?

CVE-2022-42304 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 3 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products. The NetBackup Primary server is vulnerable to a SQL Injection attack affecting idm, nbars, and SLP manager code.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Veritas Netbackup.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup

- [CVE-2022-36954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36954/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-28222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28222/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36950/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36951/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-8856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8856/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42304 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 3 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Veritas Netbackup. 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-2022-42304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42304/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.