CVE-2022-35226
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 · uneditedSAP Data Services Management allows an attacker to copy the data from a request and echoed into the application's immediate response, it will lead to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. The attacker would have to log in to the management console to perform such as an attack, only few of the pages are vulnerable in the DS management console.
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 confidenceSAP Data Services Management console contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where user-supplied input from requests is improperly echoed into the application response without proper sanitization or output encoding. An authenticated attacker can craft malicious requests containing JavaScript payloads that execute in the context of other users' browsers when the data is reflected in the response.
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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= 4.2= 4.3CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP Data Services versionLocate the installed SAP Data Services version via the management console login page, version information in the About section, or by querying the system via SAP Lifecycle Management tools. Common paths include the Windows Services panel or Linux service commands showing 'SAP Data Services' version info.Affected if The installed version equals 4.2 or 4.3 exactly.
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Confirm Management Console accessibilityVerify that the SAP Data Services Management Console web interface is accessible. This is typically hosted on port 8080 or 8443 (HTTPS) as /dsws. Attempt to reach the console URL in a browser or via curl/wget to confirm the endpoint responds.Affected if The Management Console responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests.
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Check if authentication is enabledReview the Management Console configuration to confirm user authentication is enabled. Access the security settings within the console or check the configuration files (such as the web.xml or related security descriptor files) for authentication mechanisms.Affected if Authentication is disabled or uses weak configuration, making exploitation easier.
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Inspect reflected input pointsManually test the Management Console login page and related forms by submitting test payloads in input fields (such as username or search parameters) and examining the response page source to see if input is reflected without encoding.Affected if User-supplied input appears in the response page without HTML encoding (e.g., <script> tags render as literal text rather than being escaped).
A user is affected if they are running SAP Data Services version 4.2 or 4.3 with the Management Console web interface accessible, regardless of authentication status.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scopedApply input validation and output encoding to all user-supplied data displayed in the affected DS management console pages. Apply SAP security patches for CVE-2022-35226 once available, and implement context-aware output encoding as a defense-in-depth measure.
SAP Data Services 4.3 SP01 or later (latest available version)
- 1. Identify your current SAP Data Services version by accessing the Management Console and checking 'About' or via command line: AL_Engine.exe -version
- 2. Download the latest SAP Data Services version from the SAP Support Portal (https://support.sap.com) after logging in with your S-user credentials
- 3. Review the SAP Data Services Release Notes for the latest version to confirm inclusion of security fixes for CVE-2022-35226
- 4. Perform a full backup of your current Data Services environment including the CMS repository database and all job metadata
- 5. Schedule a maintenance window as the upgrade will require downtime
- 6. Execute the upgrade following the SAP Data Services Installation Guide - stop all services, run the installer, upgrade the CMS repository, and restart services
- 7. After upgrade, verify the Management Console is accessible and test that the previously vulnerable pages no longer reflect unsanitized input
- 8. Validate that all existing Data Services jobs and workflows function correctly post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-35226 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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