Real Time Location System StudioApplication · Sewio

CVE-2022-45127

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-01-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.6.2 or later.
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88/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Sewio’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 confidence

Sewio 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.

MitigationImplement 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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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
Real Time Location System StudioApplication
Affected:>= 2.0.0, <= 2.6.2

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
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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed RTLS Studio version
    Locate 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.
  2. Confirm backup service endpoints are enabled
    Access 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.
  3. Verify anti-CSRF protection is absent
    Inspect 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.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.6.2
Interim mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens on all backup service endpoints and validate Origin/Referer headers. If a patched version is available, upgrade to the fixed release.

Fix this in Real Time Location System Studio Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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