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Control Room Management SuiteApplication · Barco

CVE-2022-26972

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.14.1 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Barco Control Room Management Suite web application, which is part of TransForm N before 3.14, is exposing a URL /cgi-bin endpoint. The URL parameters are not correctly sanitized, leading to reflected XSS.

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 confidence

Barco TransForm N before version 3.14 contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the /cgi-bin endpoint. The web application fails to properly sanitize URL parameters, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in victims' browsers when they click crafted links.

MitigationUpgrade to TransForm N version 3.14 or later. As a temporary workaround, disable or restrict access to the /cgi-bin endpoint and implement input validation on all user-supplied parameters.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Control Room Management SuiteApplication
Affected:< 3.14.1

CVSS 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
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Identify if Barco TransForm N is installed
    Locate the TransForm N installation directory or running service. Check common installation paths or look for the 'Barco TransForm N' or 'Control Room Management Suite' service/process in your system.
    Affected if Barco TransForm N or Control Room Management Suite is installed on the system
  2. Determine the installed version
    Access the web management interface or check the application version information through the software's built-in about/help section, or look for version metadata in the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 3.14.1 (versions below 3.14 are affected)
  3. Verify the /cgi-bin endpoint is accessible
    Attempt to access the /cgi-bin endpoint via HTTP/HTTPS on the server where TransForm N is running. For example: http://[hostname]/cgi-bin/ or https://[hostname]/cgi-bin/.
    Affected if The /cgi-bin endpoint responds and is reachable over the network
  4. Test for reflected XSS in URL parameters
    Send a crafted request to the /cgi-bin endpoint with a test XSS payload in the URL parameters, such as /cgi-bin/?param=<script>alert(1)</script>, and observe whether the payload is reflected back in the response without sanitization.
    Affected if The submitted parameter value is reflected in the response HTML without encoding or sanitization

The environment is affected if Barco TransForm N (Control Room Management Suite) version 3.14.1 or higher is not installed AND the /cgi-bin endpoint is accessible and reflects unsanitized URL parameters back to the user.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.14.1 or later
Fixed in 3.14.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to TransForm N version 3.14 or later. As a temporary workaround, disable or restrict access to the /cgi-bin endpoint and implement input validation on all user-supplied parameters.

Recommended fix High confidence

Control Room Management Suite (TransForm N) version 3.14.1 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Barco Control Room Management Suite (TransForm N) currently installed
  2. 2. Confirm the installed version is less than 3.14.1
  3. 3. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
  4. 4. Back up all current configurations and data according to Barco backup procedures
  5. 5. Obtain the updated version 3.14.1 or later from Barco's official distribution channels
  6. 6. Apply the upgrade following Barco's official upgrade documentation
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the /cgi-bin endpoint no longer reflects unsanitized parameters
  8. 8. Test that the application functions correctly post-upgrade
Caveat Review Barco release notes for any configuration or feature changes between current version and 3.14.1

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Control Room Management Suite Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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