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CISA added SAP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

criticalExploit / PoC exploited in the wildimportance 60CVE-2022-22536CVE-2022-22532CVE-2022-22533

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CVE-2022-22532
+1 in the same advisory: …22533
In SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java - versions KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC, 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, an unauthentica

In SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java - versions KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC, 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, an unauthenticated attacker could submit a crafted HTTP server request which triggers improper shared memory buffer handling. This could allow the malicious payload to be executed and hence execute functions that could be impersonating the victim or even steal the victim's logon session.

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  • sap netweaver application server java
CVE-2022-22536
HTTP Request Smuggling in SAP NetWeaver, Web Dispatcher and Content Server

CVE-2022-22536 (CWE-444) is an HTTP request smuggling and request concatenation flaw in the Internet Communication Manager components of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher. An unauthenticated remote attacker sends crafted HTTP requests whose framing is interpreted inconsistently by intermediary and back-end components, allowing arbitrary attacker-controlled data to be prepended to a victim's request. This lets the attacker execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary web caches, and a successful attack could result in complete compromise of the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system (CVSS 10.0). Any organization running the affected SAP components is exposed, especially internet-facing SAP systems and those fronted by reverse proxies or caches where front-end/back-end parsing differs. The flaw is being actively exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 2022-08-18 and EPSS assigns a 97.9% probability of exploitation within 30 days, although no public PoC is known and ransomware use is unconfirmed.

Do: Apply SAP's security updates per vendor instructions for CVE-2022-22536 (SAP Note 3123396), prioritizing internet-facing Web Dispatcher, ICM/NetWeaver and Content Server 7.53 systems as required by the CISA KEV listing. Until patched, restrict direct HTTP access to affected SAP components, review front-end proxies/caches for HTTP framing mismatches, and monitor for anomalous request concatenation or impersonation. Ransomware linkage is unknown, so treat this as general web-application exploitation risk.

10.098% KEV
  • SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP
  • SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java
  • SAP ABAP Platform
  • +2 more
mass≈100,000+ SAP systems globally (large-enterprise installed base; tens of thousands internet-exposed)
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US CISA added a critical SAP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog after its details were disclosed at the Black Hat and Def Con conferences.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical SAP vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22536, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog a few days after researchers shared details about the issue at the Black Hat and Def Con hacker conferences.

CVE-2022-22536 is a memory pipes (MPI) desynchronization vulnerability named Internet Communication Manager Advanced Desync (ICMAD).

Internet Communication Manager Advanced Desync (ICMAD) is a memory pipes (MPI) desynchronization vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22536. The issue was disclosed in February 2022, an unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this issue by sending a simple HTTP request to a vulnerable instance and take over it. The flaw received a CVSSv3 score of 10.0.

The US agency warned that this issue could expose organizations to a broad range of attacks, including data theft, financial fraud risks, disruptions of mission-critical business processes, ransomware attacks, and a halt of all operations.

“On February 8, 2022, SAP released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including critical vulnerabilities affecting SAP applications using SAP Internet Communication Manager (ICM). SAP applications help organizations manage critical business processes—such as enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, customer relationship management, and supply chain management.” reads the advisory published by CISA.

In February, security researchers from Onapsis, in coordination with SAP, published a Threat Report that provides technical details about three critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22536, CVE-2022-22532 and CVE-2022-22533) that affected Internet Communication Manager (ICM), which is a core component of SAP business applications.

“The ICMAD vulnerabilities are particularly critical because the issues exist by default in the SAP Internet Communication Manager (ICM). The ICM is one of the most important components of an SAP NetWeaver application server: It is present in most SAP products and is a critical part of the overall SAP technology stack, connecting SAP applications with the Internet.” reads the Threat Report.

“Malicious actors can easily leverage the most critical vulnerability (CVSSv3 10.0) in unprotected systems; the exploit is simple, requires no previous authentication, no preconditions are necessary, and the payload can be sent through HTTP(S), the most widely used network service to access SAP applications.”

Onapsis also released an open-source tool, named “onapsis icmad scanner to scan systems for ICMAD vulnerabilities.

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog.

Experts recommend also private organizations review the Catalog and address the vulnerabilities in their infrastructure.

Last week, Onapsis researcher Martin Doyhenard shared details of the issue at the Black Hat conference (on August 10) and at the Def Con conference (on August 13). The expert presented how to exploit inter-process communication in SAP’s HTTP server.

“This paper will demonstrate how to leverage two memory corruption vulnerabilities found in SAP’s proprietary HTTP Server, using high level protocol exploitation techniques.” reads the research paper published by Onapsis. “Both, CVE-2022-22536 and CVE-2022-22532, were remotely exploitable and could be used by unauthenticated attackers to completely compromise any SAP installation on the planet. By escalating an error in the HTTP request handling process, it was possible to Desynchronize ICM data buffers and hijack every user’s account with advanced HTTP Smuggling”

CISA orders federal agencies to fix both issues by September 8, 2022.

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