# CVE-2022-46664: Missing authorization in Mendix Workflow Commons

> Authenticated attackers can read or delete sensitive information due to improper access control in Mendix Workflow Commons.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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:** 13 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mqh-rwpp-6xcj

## What is CVE-2022-46664?

CVE-2022-46664 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Workflow Commons, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Workflow Commons (All versions < V2.4.0), Mendix Workflow Commons V2.1 (All versions < V2.1.4), Mendix Workflow Commons V2.3 (All versions < V2.3.2). Affected versions of the module improperly handle access control for some module entities.

This could allow authenticated remote attackers to read or delete sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46664?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Mendix Workflow Commons.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46664?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46664 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46664 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46664 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Workflow Commons, published on 13 Dec 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-2022-46664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Mendix Workflow Commons. 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-2022-46664/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46664/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46664
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46664
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46664

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46664/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.