CVE-2022-43439
Published: 08 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-43439 is a critical-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Siemens 7Kg9501-0Aa01-2Aa1 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 15.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-46442
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been identified in POWER METER SICAM Q100 (7KG9501-0AA01-0AA1) (All versions < V2.50), POWER METER SICAM Q100 (7KG9501-0AA01-2AA1) (All versions < V2.50), POWER METER SICAM Q100 (7KG9501-0AA31-0AA1) (All versions < V2.50), POWER METER SICAM Q100 (7KG9501-0AA31-2AA1) (All versions…
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< V2.50), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA00-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA00-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA10-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA10-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA30-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA30-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA01-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA01-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA02-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA02-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA11-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA11-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA12-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA12-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA31-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA31-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA32-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8501-0AA32-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA00-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA00-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA10-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA10-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA30-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8550-0AA30-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA01-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA01-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA02-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA02-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA11-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA11-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA12-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA12-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA31-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA31-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA32-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P855 (7KG8551-0AA32-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM T (All versions < V3.0). Affected devices do not properly validate the Language-parameter in requests to the web interface on port 443/tcp. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to crash the device (followed by an automatic reboot) or to execute arbitrary code on the device.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.