CVE-2023-1522Network attack vector

Administrative command execution via unsanitized report filters

Published Apr 5, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

SQL injection in Genetec Security Center 5.11.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL through Hardware Inventory reports. The report backend fails to sanitize filter data, so crafted payloads that bypass client-side checks enter queries sent to the Directory's Microsoft SQL Server. Inventory-management privilege is required; successful injection accesses any database on that server and executes operating-system commands with administrative privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Genetec Security Center 5.11.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL through Hardware Inventory reports. The report backend fails to sanitize filter data, so crafted payloads that bypass client-side checks enter queries sent to the Directory's Microsoft SQL Server. Inventory-management privilege is required; successful injection accesses any database on that server and executes operating-system commands with administrative privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1522
Published
Apr 5, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Genetec
Product
Genetec Security Center
Classifications
CWE-89
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.11.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Genetec · Genetec Security Centerversion=5.11.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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