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CVE-2022-4557 Group Arge Energy and Control Systems CVE debrief

A critical SQL injection vulnerability in Gruparge Smartpower Web allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to complete database compromise. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 23.01.01. The Turkish National Cyber Security Incident Response Team (USOM) published advisory TR-23-0066 documenting this issue. Organizations should upgrade to version 23.01.01 or later and implement input validation and parameterized queries as defense-in-depth measures.

Vendor
Group Arge Energy and Control Systems
Product
Smartpower Web
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2023-02-12
Original CVE updated
2026-05-18
Advisory published
2023-02-12
Advisory updated
2026-05-18

Who should care

Organizations operating Gruparge Smartpower Web energy management and control systems, particularly critical infrastructure operators in energy sectors, industrial control system administrators, and security teams responsible for OT/ICS web application security.

Technical summary

CVE-2022-4557 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in Gruparge Smartpower Web, an energy and control systems web application. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through improperly neutralized special elements in application inputs. With a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability enables network-based exploitation without authentication, potentially resulting in complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the underlying database. The affected product versions are all releases prior to 23.01.01. The Turkish National Cyber Security Incident Response Team (USOM) documented this vulnerability in advisory TR-23-0066. The fix is available in version 23.01.01.

Defensive priority

critical

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade Smartpower Web to version 23.01.01 or later to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Implement parameterized queries and prepared statements for all database interactions to prevent SQL injection attacks.
  • Apply strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied data before processing database queries.
  • Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts as a compensating control.
  • Review database access controls and principle of least privilege to limit impact of potential SQL injection exploitation.
  • Monitor database query logs for anomalous patterns indicative of SQL injection exploitation attempts.

Evidence notes

CVE published 2023-02-12. USOM advisory TR-23-0066 provides third-party confirmation. CPE confirms affected versions: cpe:2.3:a:gruparge:smartpower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with versionEndExcluding 23.01.01. CVSS 3.1 vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. CWE-89 (SQL Injection) confirmed by both USOM and NVD sources.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2022-4557 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4557

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2022-4557 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4557

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.