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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2137 affects Advantech iView and involves two SQL injection flaws. The CVSS score is medium because exploitation requires high privileges, but successful abuse could expose sensitive information. The provided sources do not show active exploitation or a confirmed patch path.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority industrial systems risk. It is not listed as actively exploited, but privileged compromise could expose sensitive operational information from iView environments.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 SQL injection in Advantech iView. CVSS 3.1 is 4.9 with network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Advantech iView, especially where privileged web or application access is reachable over a network. The bundle lists affected versions as all, but does not provide deployment prerequisites or version-specific detail.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires high privileges, so insider misuse or compromise of an administrative account is the main concern.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and CISA advisory reference. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitation: the CVSS vector specifies high privileges required despite the description using broader attacker wording.
Mitigation direction
- Check CISA and Advantech guidance for supported updates or workarounds.
- Restrict iView access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review privileged account access and remove unnecessary users.
- Monitor for vendor updates if no fix is currently confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Advantech iView deployments and exposed management paths.
- Confirm whether any instance is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review administrator accounts and recent privileged activity.
- Check vendor and CISA advisory status before closing remediation.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-179-03CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.