CVE-2022-4259 Authenticated SQL Injection on Alerts in Guardian/CMC before 22.5.2
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries via the Alerts controller in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4259?
CVE-2022-4259 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 4 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to improper input validation in the Alerts controller, a SQL injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the DBMS used by the web application.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4259?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2022-4259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nozomi Networks CMC
- CVE-2023-29245 SQL Injection on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2026-31984 DoS through oversized audit log entries in Guardian/CMC before 26.2.0
- CVE-2023-2567 Authenticated SQL Injection on Query functionality in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2023-22378 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on sorting in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
- CVE-2023-23574 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on alerts count in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfw6-hpqp-v229.