# CVE-2022-30242: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can modify controller configuration via crafted packets, altering functionality without user knowledge or UI updates.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7q47-q9qw-jch6

## What is CVE-2022-30242?

CVE-2022-30242 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Honeywell Alerton Ascent Control Module (ACM) through 2022-05-04 allows unauthenticated configuration changes from remote users. This enables configuration data to be stored on the controller and then implemented. A user with malicious intent can send a crafted packet to change the controller configuration without the knowledge of other users, altering the controller's function capabilities. The changed configuration is not updated in the User Interface, which creates an inconsistency between the configuration display and the actual configuration on the controller. After the configuration change, remediation requires reverting to the correct configuration, requiring either physical or remote access depending on the configuration that was altered.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Honeywell Alerton Ascent Control Module Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-30244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30244/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30242 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-30242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30242

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30242/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.