# CVE-2023-4485: ARDEREG Sistemas SCADA SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit blind SQL injection in the login page to extract sensitive data or disrupt industrial processes.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-934p-vr3x-9hcv

## What is CVE-2023-4485?

CVE-2023-4485 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ARDEREG Sistemas SCADA, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ARDEREG ​Sistema SCADA Central versions 2.203 and prior
login page are vulnerable to an unauthenticated blind SQL injection attack. An attacker could manipulate the application's SQL query logic to extract sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions within the database. In this case, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries through the login page, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or even disruption of critical industrial processes.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4485?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ardereg Sistemas Scada.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4485 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ARDEREG Sistemas SCADA, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ARDEREG Sistemas SCADA. 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-2023-4485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4485/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.