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Contributor License Agreement AssistantApplication · Sap

CVE-2022-29617

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-06
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.13.0 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Due to improper error handling an authenticated user can crash CLA assistant instance. This could impact the availability of the application.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

In the CLA assistant application, improper error handling allows an authenticated user to trigger a crash condition, impacting application availability. The vulnerability stems from the application not properly catching or handling certain error conditions, leading to an unhandled exception that causes the instance to terminate.

MitigationImplement comprehensive error handling throughout the application to catch exceptions before they cause application termination. Add proper exception handlers, logging, and graceful degradation mechanisms to prevent unauthenticated or authenticated user actions from crashing the service.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Contributor License Agreement AssistantApplication
Affected:< 2.13.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed version of CLA Assistant
    Run the version command or check the application metadata to determine the currently installed version of the Sap Contributor License Agreement Assistant
    Affected if The installed version is any version prior to 2.13.0 (e.g., 2.12.x, 2.11.x, etc.)
  2. Verify application error handling configuration
    Inspect the application configuration files and source code for exception handling patterns - look for try-catch blocks, error middleware, or global exception handlers
    Affected if No comprehensive error handling is implemented or exception handlers are missing in key code paths accessible to authenticated users
  3. Check for unhandled error conditions
    Review application logs or enable verbose logging to identify any existing unhandled exceptions or error conditions that could cause termination
    Affected if The application exhibits unhandled exceptions that propagate to the top-level handler and cause process termination
  4. Confirm user authentication is enabled
    Verify that user authentication is configured and active for the CLA Assistant instance
    Affected if Authentication is enabled, allowing authenticated users to interact with the application functionality that may trigger the improper error handling

A user is affected if the CLA Assistant version is below 2.13.0 AND the application lacks proper error handling that could allow an authenticated user action to trigger an unhandled exception causing application termination.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.13.0 or later
Fixed in 2.13.0
Interim mitigation

Implement comprehensive error handling throughout the application to catch exceptions before they cause application termination. Add proper exception handlers, logging, and graceful degradation mechanisms to prevent unauthenticated or authenticated user actions from crashing the service.

Recommended fix High confidence

Version 2.13.0

  1. 1. Backup your current CLA Assistant instance and configuration data
  2. 2. Identify your current deployment method (Docker, GitHub Actions, Heroku, etc.)
  3. 3. For Docker: Update your image tag to use version 2.13.0 (e.g., cla-assistant:v2.13.0) and recreate the container
  4. 4. For manual installation: Pull the release v2.13.0 from the GitHub repository and redeploy
  5. 5. For Heroku: Use the Heroku CLI to deploy the new version or update via dashboard
  6. 6. Verify the CLA Assistant is running and functional after upgrade
  7. 7. Test the error handling by performing normal authenticated operations to confirm stability
Caveat No breaking changes mentioned in the provided vulnerability description; this is a bug fix release

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Contributor License Agreement Assistant Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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