CVE-2022-47544
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Siren Investigate before 12.1.7. Script variable whitelisting is insufficiently sandboxed.
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 confidenceSiren Investigate before version 12.1.7 contains a sandbox bypass vulnerability in its script variable whitelisting mechanism. The insufficiently sandboxed whitelisting allows attackers to potentially escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code or access sensitive resources.
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< 12.1.7CVSS 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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Determine Siren Investigate installed versionLocate the installed Siren Investigate version by accessing the application About page, checking the package manager, or reviewing installation logs and metadata files.Affected if The installed version is lower than 12.1.7
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Identify if script variable whitelisting is in useReview the Siren Investigate configuration files or dashboard/script settings to determine whether script variables with custom whitelisting are defined or enabled.Affected if Script variable whitelisting is configured or enabled in the environment
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Verify version against affected rangeCompare the confirmed installed version number to the affected range of versions before 12.1.7.Affected if The installed version is 12.1.6 or earlier, and script variable whitelisting is active
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Assess access exposureDetermine whether the Siren Investigate interface is accessible to untrusted or external users, as the vulnerability can be exploited by attackers with access to the application.Affected if Untrusted users have network access to the Siren Investigate interface
The environment is affected if Siren Investigate version is below 12.1.7 AND script variable whitelisting is enabled AND untrusted users can access the 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.
dbcve · scoped12.1.7
Upgrade Siren Investigate to version 12.1.7 or later to obtain the patched script variable sandboxing. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the Siren Investigate interface to trusted users only.
12.1.7 or later
- Upgrade Siren Investigate to version 12.1.7 or later to address the insufficient script variable whitelisting sandbox vulnerability
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-47544 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.
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- 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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