CVE-2022-1607
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ABB Pulsar Plus System Controller NE843_S, ABB Infinity DC Power Plant allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Pulsar Plus System Controller NE843_S : comcode 150042936; Infinity DC Power Plant: H5692448 G104 G842 G224L G630-4 G451C(2) G461(2) – comcode 150047415.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ABB Pulsar Plus System Controller NE843_S and Infinity DC Power Plant web interfaces. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly executing unwanted actions on the affected devices, potentially enabling unauthorized configuration changes or device control commands.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 5.0.0< 5.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the device web interface or check the physical/device labeling to confirm the model is either ABB Pulsar Plus System Controller NE843_S or ABB Infinity DC Power Plant. Document the exact model number visible.Affected if The model is NE843_S or Infinity DC Power Plant and the firmware version is below 5.0.0
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Determine the installed firmware versionLog into the device web interface and navigate to the firmware/version information page, typically found under System, Status, About, or Device Info sections. Alternatively, consult the device administration console or ABB documentation for command-line version lookup.Affected if The displayed firmware version is lower than 5.0.0 (for example, 4.x.x or any version starting with 4)
A user is affected if they are running ABB NE843_S or Infinity DC Power Plant with firmware version below 5.0.0 on the web interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data5.0.0
Implement anti-CSRF tokens or unique request identifiers for all state-changing operations, configure SameSite cookie attributes, and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent CSRF attacks. Since these are ICS devices, coordinate with ABB for firmware updates and follow industrial security best practices.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-1607 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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