# CVE-2022-1368: Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System Missing Authentication for Critical Function

> Unauthenticated attackers can change operator passwords via web socket monitoring, leading to privilege escalation on Cognex 3D-A1000 systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j7fp-3pf5-h6cj

## What is CVE-2022-1368?

CVE-2022-1368 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System in firmware version 1.0.3 (3354) and prior is vulnerable to CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function, which allows unauthorized users to change the operator account password via webserver commands by monitoring web socket communications from an unauthenticated session. This could allow an attacker to escalate privileges to match those of the compromised account.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1368?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cognex 3d-A1000 Dimensioning System Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System

- [CVE-2022-1525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1525/): Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-1522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1522/): Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1368 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1368 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cognex 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1368

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1368/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.