Is CVE-2022-33859 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-33859 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-33859?

CVE-2022-33859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-33859?

CVE-2022-33859 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33859?

Upgrade foreseer electrical power monitoring system to 7.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-33859

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A security vulnerability was discovered in the Eaton Foreseer EPMS software. Foreseer EPMS connects an operation’s vast array of devices to assist in the reduction of energy consumption and avoid unplanned downtime caused by the failures of critical systems. A threat actor may upload arbitrary files using the file upload feature. This vulnerability is present in versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x & 7.0 to 7.5. A new version (v7.6) containing the remediation has been made available by Eaton and a mitigation has been provided for the affected versions that are currently supported. Customers are advised to update the software to the latest version (v7.6). Foreseer EPMS versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x are no longer supported by Eaton. Please refer to the End-of-Support notification https://www.eaton.com/in/en-us/catalog/services/foreseer/foreseer-legacy.html .

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

foreseer electrical power monitoring systemNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 7.6Fixed in:7.6CVE-2022-33859derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

eaton.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.