# CVE-2022-3158: SQL injection in FactoryTalk VantagePoint

> Attackers with basic privileges can execute arbitrary code on the server via SQL injection in FactoryTalk VantagePoint.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 14 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x5mm-8w3w-rp76

## What is CVE-2022-3158?

CVE-2022-3158 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in FactoryTalk VantagePoint, published on 17 Oct 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

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an input validation vulnerability. The FactoryTalk VantagePoint SQL Server lacks input validation when users enter SQL statements to retrieve information from the back-end database. If successfully exploited, this could allow a user with basic user privileges to perform remote code execution on the server.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3158?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Vantagepoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FactoryTalk VantagePoint

- [CVE-2022-38743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38743/): Missing authorization in FactoryTalk VantagePoint (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-2444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2444/): Cross-site request forgery in FactoryTalk Vantagepoint (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3158 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3158 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in FactoryTalk VantagePoint, published on 17 Oct 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-2022-3158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FactoryTalk VantagePoint. 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-2022-3158/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3158/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3158
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3158
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3158

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3158/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.