# CVE-2022-47191: Privilege Escalation via file upload vulnerability at Generex CS141

> Remote attackers can upload malicious firmware to Generex UPS devices to escalate privileges and execute code.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 31 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cqh7-8cm4-66p7

## What is CVE-2022-47191?

CVE-2022-47191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Generex UPS CS141, published on 31 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Generex UPS CS141 below 2.06 version, could allow a remote attacker to upload a firmware file containing a file with modified permissions, allowing him to escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47191?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Generex Cs141 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-47191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-47191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Generex UPS CS141

- [CVE-2022-47190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47190/): RCE via file upload vulnerability in Generex CS141 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-42457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42457/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-47192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47192/): Admin password reset via file upload vulnerability in Generex CS141 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-47186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47186/): Unrestricted Upload of File vulnerability in Generex CS141 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-47188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47188/): Improper Input Validation in Generex CS141 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-47191 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-47191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Generex UPS CS141, published on 31 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Generex UPS CS141. 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-2022-47191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47191/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47191
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47191
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47191

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47191/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.