CVE-2022-48596
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 · uneditedA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the “ticket queue watchers” feature of the ScienceLogic SL1 that takes unsanitized user‐controlled input and passes it directly to a SQL query. This allows for the injection of arbitrary SQL before being executed against the database.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in ScienceLogic SL1's ticket queue watchers feature where unsanitized user-controlled input is directly concatenated into SQL queries, enabling attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database.
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<= 11.1.2CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify installed ScienceLogic SL1 versionAccess the ScienceLogic administration interface or check system information files to determine the exact SL1 version number installed in your environmentAffected if The installed version is 11.1.2 or any earlier version, as these contain the vulnerable code
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Verify ticket queue watchers feature is configuredCheck the ScienceLogic SL1 administrative console for any configured ticket queue watchers. Navigate to the ticketing or queue management section and list all active watchersAffected if The ticket queue watchers feature is enabled and has at least one watcher configured, providing an attack vector for SQL injection
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Review database query logs for anomaliesExamine SQL database logs or audit logs for the SL1 database, looking for unexpected SQL syntax, UNION statements, or SQL comments (--) in query patterns, particularly those associated with ticket queue watcher operationsAffected if Database logs show SQL queries containing suspicious patterns typical of injection attempts originating from ticket queue watcher input fields
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Inspect application error logsCheck ScienceLogic SL1 application logs for SQL syntax errors, database connection errors, or authentication failures that may indicate attempted or successful SQL injection through the watchers featureAffected if Application logs contain SQL error messages or unusual database error patterns related to ticket queue operations
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Audit user input handling in ticket watcher configurationReview the ticket queue watcher configuration files or database tables where watcher settings are stored, looking for any unsanitized parameters that accept user input and are used directly in SQL queriesAffected if Watcher configuration accepts user-controlled input that is not validated or sanitized before being used in database queries
Your environment is affected if you are running ScienceLogic SL1 version 11.1.2 or earlier AND the ticket queue watchers feature is actively configured, as this combination allows the SQL injection vulnerability to be exploited.
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 parameterized queries or prepared statements to properly sanitize user input before using it in SQL queries, and conduct thorough testing to ensure all input paths are covered.
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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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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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