CVE-2022-45127
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 · uneditedSewio’s Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Studio version 2.0.0 up to and including version 2.6.2 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery in its backup services. An attacker could take advantage of this vulnerability to execute arbitrary backup operations and cause a denial-of-service condition.
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 confidenceSewio RTLS Studio versions 2.0.0 through 2.6.2 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in backup service endpoints. This allows attackers to trick authenticated users into triggering unintended backup operations, potentially causing denial-of-service through resource exhaustion or disruptive backup behavior.
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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>= 2.0.0, <= 2.6.2CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 installed RTLS Studio versionLocate the version information in the Sewio RTLS Studio application (typically found in Help > About, the web UI footer, or in installation/config files). Compare it against the affected range 2.0.0 to 2.6.2.Affected if The installed version is 2.0.0, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3.x, 2.4.x, 2.5.x, or 2.6.2.
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Confirm backup service endpoints are enabledAccess the RTLS Studio web interface and navigate to the backup configuration or administration section to verify backup service endpoints are exposed and functional.Affected if Backup service endpoints are accessible and operational in the RTLS Studio application.
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Verify anti-CSRF protection is absentInspect the backup service HTTP requests (typically POST/GET to /backup or similar endpoints) and check whether the requests require anti-CSRF tokens or validate Origin/Referer headers. This can be done via browser developer tools or by examining request/response headers.Affected if Backup endpoint requests do not include anti-CSRF tokens and do not validate Origin or Referer headers.
The environment is affected if Sewio RTLS Studio version is between 2.0.0 and 2.6.2 inclusive, backup service endpoints are enabled, and no anti-CSRF protection is present on those endpoints.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all backup service endpoints and validate Origin/Referer headers. If a patched version is available, upgrade to the fixed release.
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