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CVE-2022-22523NVD status: Modified

UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller: Improper Authentication

CVE-2022-22523 is a high-severity improper authentication vulnerability in UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller from Carlo Gavazzi, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 8.5.0.3 as the first without the flaw, so updating UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 60% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller to 8.5.0.3 or a later version.
  2. Update UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller – Security Enhanced to 8.5.0.3 or a later version.
  3. Update UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller – EDP version to 8.5.0.3 or a later version.
  4. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Carlo GavazziUWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller8 up to, but not including, 8.5.0.38.5.0.3
Carlo GavazziUWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller – Security Enhanced8 up to, but not including, 8.5.0.38.5.0.3
Carlo GavazziUWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller – EDP version8 up to, but not including, 8.5.0.38.5.0.3
Carlo GavazziCPY Car Park Server2 up to, but not including, 2.8.32.8.3
GavazziautomationUwp 3.0 Monitoring Gateway And Controller Firmwarebefore 8.5.0.38.5.0.3

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
NoneNothing can be modified.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.17.5HighCNA (cert.vde.com)
CVSS 3.17.5HighNVD

Official description

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in the Carlo Gavazzi UWP3.0 in multiple versions and CPY Car Park Server in Version 2.8.3 Web-App which allows an authentication bypass to the context of an unauthorised user if free-access is disabled.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

More Improper Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-287)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

Other vulnerabilities in UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller

All UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller vulnerabilities

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