# CVE-2022-42909: Missing authorization in Wepa Print Away

> Authenticated attackers can generate print orders and release codes for documents they do not own due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 3 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vvf-9qj9-6mw8

## What is CVE-2022-42909?

CVE-2022-42909 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wepa Print Away, published on 3 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WEPA Print Away does not verify that a user has authorization to access documents before generating print orders and associated release codes. This could allow an attacker to generate print orders and release codes for documents they don´t own and print hem without authorization. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the user must have an account with wepanow.com or any of the institutions they serve, and be logged in.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42909?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wepanow Print Away.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wepa Print Away

- [CVE-2022-42908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42908/): Cross-site scripting in Wepa Print Away (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42909 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42909 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wepa Print Away, published on 3 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wepa Print Away. 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-2022-42909/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42909/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42909
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42909
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42909

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42909/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.