InvestigateApplication · Siren

CVE-2022-47544

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-01-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 12.1.7 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
An 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 confidence

Siren 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.

MitigationUpgrade 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.

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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
InvestigateApplication
Affected:< 12.1.7

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
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 checks

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

  1. Determine Siren Investigate installed version
    Locate 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
  2. Identify if script variable whitelisting is in use
    Review 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
  3. Verify version against affected range
    Compare 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
  4. Assess access exposure
    Determine 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.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 12.1.7 or later
Fixed in 12.1.7
Interim mitigation

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.

Recommended fix High confidence

12.1.7 or later

  1. 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.

Fix this in Investigate Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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