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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-42971 json

A CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability exists that could cause remote code execution when the attacker up…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-46021

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability exists that could cause remote code execution when the attacker uploads a malicious JSP file. Affected Products: APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA), APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA-01-22261), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS-01-22261)

Patch / fix

  • Schneider Electric APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software V2.5-GA, V2.5-GA-01-22261
  • Schneider Electric Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software V2.5-GS, V2.5-GS-01-22261

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-22-347-02 updated cvss 9.8

Schneider Electric APC Easy UPS Online

  • Schneider Electric Software, LLC APC Easy UPS Online <= 2.5-GA (Windows 7, 10, 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022), <= 2.5-GA-01-22261 (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022)
    affected: mitigation “Schneider Electric recommends users to update the affected product to the latest version. See Schneider Electric's security advisory for more information.” download.schneider-electric.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Schneider Electric APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software
  • Schneider Electric Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

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