Medium severity · published Jan 18, 2023
CVE-2022-43494
An unauthorized user could be able to read any file on the system, potentially exposing sensitive information
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An unauthorized user could be able to read any file on the system, potentially exposing sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Proficy Historian · GE
7.0 before 2023 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43494
Permissions Required
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/GE-Digital-Product-Security-Advisory-GED-23-01
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-23-017-01
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