# CVE-2022-4062: Missing authorization in EcoStruxure Power Commission

> An attacker with local access can bypass authorization to access restricted functions in the EcoStruxure Power Commission application.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5cvq-r9w7-fcqv

## What is CVE-2022-4062?

CVE-2022-4062 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission, published on 1 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-285: Improper Authorization vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access to certain software functions when an attacker gets access to localhost interface of the EcoStruxure Power Commission application. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Power Commission (Versions prior to V2.25)

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4062?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Power Commission.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission

- [CVE-2022-0223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0223/): Path traversal in EcoStruxure Power Commission (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-22731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22731/): Path traversal in EcoStruxure Power Commission (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-22732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22732/): Information disclosure in EcoStruxure Power Commission (low 3.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4062 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4062 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission, published on 1 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission. 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-2022-4062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4062/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4062
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4062
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4062

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4062/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.