# CVE-2022-45183: Privilege escalation in n/a

> An attacker with a valid app token can retrieve other app tokens via HTTP requests, leading to privilege escalation in PowerShell Universal.

- **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:** 14 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rgm-phq5-f5ww

## What is CVE-2022-45183?

CVE-2022-45183 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Escalation of privileges in the Web Server in Ironman Software PowerShell Universal 2.x and 3.x allows an attacker with a valid app token to retrieve other app tokens by ID via an HTTP web request. Patched Versions are 3.5.3, 3.4.7, and 2.12.6.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ironmansoftware Powershell Universal.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-49213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49213/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-4064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4064/): Missing authorization in PowerShell Universal (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-45184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45184/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-0618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0618/): Cross-site scripting in PowerShell Universal (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-3563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3563/): Denial of service in PowerShell Universal (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45183 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 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-2022-45183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-45183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.