CVE-2022-24831
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in OpenClinica
OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Versions prior to 3.16.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection due to the use of string concatenation to create SQL queries instead of prepared statements. No known workarounds exist. This issue has been patched in 3.16.1, 3.15.9, 3.14.1, and 3.13.1 and users are advised to upgrade.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in OpenClinica
OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Versions prior to 3.16.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection due to the use of string concatenation to create SQL queries instead of prepared statements. No known workarounds exist. This issue has been patched in 3.16.1, 3.15.9, 3.14.1, and 3.13.1 and users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2022-24831- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29618
OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Versions prior to 3.16.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection due to the use of string concatenation to create SQL queries instead of prepared statements. No known workarounds exist. This issue has been patched in 3.16.1, 3.15.9, 3.14.1, and 3.13.1 and users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29618- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). Versions prior to 3.16.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection due to the use of string concatenation to create SQL queries instead of prepared statements. No known workarounds exist. This issue has been patched in 3.16.1, 3.15.9, 3.14.1, and 3.13.1 and users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2022-24831- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24831 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Openclinica, published May 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.