CVE-2022-4557
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Group Arge Energy and Control Systems Smartpower Web allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Smartpower Web: before 23.01.01.
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 · high confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Group Arge Energy and Control Systems Smartpower Web due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. Attackers can inject malicious SQL code through user input fields to manipulate database queries, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or compromising the underlying system.
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< 23.01.01CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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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Confirm Smartpower Web is installedLocate the Smartpower Web application in your environment. This is a web-based energy management system from Gruparge. Check your installed applications or services list.Affected if The Gruparge Smartpower Web application is present in the environment
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Identify the installed versionAccess the Smartpower Web administration interface or check the application files for the version number. Look in the About page, system info section, or version file within the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is lower than 23.01.01 (e.g., 23.01.00, 22.x.x, or earlier)
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Verify web interface is accessibleAttempt to access the Smartpower Web login page or administration portal via HTTP/HTTPS to confirm the web component is active.Affected if The web interface is exposed and accepts user input in login or data entry fields
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Check for user input fieldsExamine the web application's forms, login fields, or parameter-driven URLs that accept user-supplied data, as this is the attack vector for SQL injection.Affected if The application has user input fields that are not using parameterized queries
You are affected if the Smartpower Web application is running and the installed version is below 23.01.01, with accessible user input fields that could accept SQL injection payloads.
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.
dbcve · scoped23.01.01
Update Smartpower Web to version 23.01.01 or later to apply the vendor patch. Additionally, implement parameterized queries and input validation as defense-in-depth measures.
23.01.01
- Upgrade Smartpower Web to version 23.01.01 or later
- After upgrading, verify that the SQL injection vulnerability is no longer present
- Test the application functionality to ensure the upgrade did not introduce regressions
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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