# CVE-2022-30245: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can modify Honeywell Alerton Compass controller configurations via crafted packets, altering system functions without detection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **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-rq9g-6vc6-74j8

## What is CVE-2022-30245?

CVE-2022-30245 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Honeywell Alerton Compass Software 1.6.5 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.

Weakness: CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Honeywell Alerton Compass.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30245 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30245 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-2022-30245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30245/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30245/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.