CVE-2022-50925
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 · uneditedProwise Reflect version 1.0.9 contains a remote keystroke injection vulnerability that allows attackers to send keyboard events through an exposed WebSocket on port 8082. Attackers can craft malicious web pages to inject keystrokes, opening applications and typing arbitrary text by sending specific WebSocket messages.
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 confidenceProwise Reflect version 1.0.9 contains a critical remote keystroke injection vulnerability via an unauthenticated WebSocket service exposed on port 8082. Attackers can send specially crafted WebSocket messages containing keyboard event payloads that simulate physical keystrokes, enabling arbitrary application launching and text input.
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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= 1.0.9CVSS 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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Verify Prowise Reflect installation and versionCheck the installed version of Prowise Reflect on the system. Look in Add/Remove Programs on Windows, or check the application metadata in the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.9
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Confirm port 8082 is listeningRun 'netstat -an | findstr 8082' or 'ss -tlnp | grep 8082' on the target system to check if port 8082 is open and bound to a listening service.Affected if Port 8082 is shown as LISTENING or ESTABLISHED
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Test WebSocket service accessibilityConnect to port 8082 using a WebSocket client tool such as wscat or a simple socket test. Send a simple message to see if the service responds without requiring authentication credentials.Affected if The WebSocket connection is accepted and responds without any authentication challenge
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Verify keyboard event injection is possibleSend a crafted WebSocket message containing a keyboard event command (such as a key press simulation) through the connection to confirm the service accepts and processes these commands.Affected if The WebSocket service accepts and processes keyboard event commands without authentication
The system is affected if Prowise Reflect version 1.0.9 is installed with port 8082 listening and the WebSocket service accepts unauthenticated keyboard event commands.
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 network access controls to restrict port 8082 to authorized internal systems only, and add authentication/authorization validation to the WebSocket interface to prevent unauthorized keystroke injection commands.
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