# CVE-2022-44731: Command injection in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.15

> An authenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary parameters into the Ultralight Client backend, potentially executing scripts or opening unauthorized panels.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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:** 13 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qqj-p988-f82q

## What is CVE-2022-44731?

CVE-2022-44731 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.15, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.15 (All versions < V3.15 P038), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 (All versions < V3.16 P035), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 (All versions < V3.17 P024), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.18 (All versions < V3.18 P014). The affected component allows to inject custom arguments to the Ultralight Client backend application under certain circumstances.

This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary parameters when starting the client via the web interface (e.g., open attacker chosen panels with the attacker's credentials or start a Ctrl script).

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44731?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Simatic Wincc Oa.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44731?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44731 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44731 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.15, published on 13 Dec 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-2022-44731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.15. 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-2022-44731/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44731/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44731
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44731
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44731

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44731/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.