CVE-2022-43724

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-319

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V7.0). Affected software transmits the database credentials for the inbuilt SQL server in cleartext. In combination with the by default enabled xp_cmdshell feature unauthenticated remote attackers could execute custom OS commands. At the time of assigning the CVE, the affected firmware version of the component has already been superseded by succeeding mainline versions.

Affected products

Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS 7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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