# CVE-2022-46901: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute system tasks and modify or clear the database via the Vocera Report Console websocket interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9476-hgjr-4g2q

## What is CVE-2022-46901?

CVE-2022-46901 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Vocera Report Server and Voice Server 5.x through 5.8. There is an Access Control Violation for Database Operations. The Vocera Report Console contains a websocket interface that allows for the unauthenticated execution of various tasks and database functions. This includes system tasks, and backing up, loading, and clearing of the database.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46901?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Vocera Report Server, Vocera Voice Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-46898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46898/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-46899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46899/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-46900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46900/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-46902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46902/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46901 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46901 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 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-2022-46901 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-2022-46901/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46901/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46901
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46901
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46901

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46901/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.