# CVE-2022-38743: Missing authorization in FactoryTalk VantagePoint

> A malicious user with read-only privileges can execute arbitrary SQL statements, leading to code execution and access to restricted data in FactoryTalk VantagePoint.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 13 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhj4-852g-8rg5

## What is CVE-2022-38743?

CVE-2022-38743 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FactoryTalk VantagePoint, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability. The FactoryTalk VantagePoint SQL Server account could allow a malicious user with read-only privileges to execute SQL statements in the back-end database. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to restricted data.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38743?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Vantagepoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38743?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FactoryTalk VantagePoint

- [CVE-2022-3158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3158/): SQL injection 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-2022-38743 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38743 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FactoryTalk VantagePoint, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38743 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-2022-38743/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38743/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38743
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38743
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38743

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38743/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.