CVE-2016-4522: SQL injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix before 2.20.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via…

PriorityP261critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

6.30%

92.7th percentile

SQL injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix before 2.20.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
rockwellautomation	factorytalk_energrymetrix	<= 2.10.00	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

→CVE-2016-4522 is an unauthenticated SQL injection in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix ≤ 2.10.00, exploitable remotely with low skill; monitor web traffic to the EnergyMetrix application for anomalous SQL metacharacters in HTTP requests. ↗
→Attacker skill level is low; automated SQL injection tooling (e.g., sqlmap) against the EnergyMetrix web endpoint is a plausible attack vector to watch for in IDS/WAF logs. ↗

·No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability at time of advisory publication; detection should focus on behavioral/anomaly indicators rather than known exploit signatures. ↗
·The SQL injection attack surface and specific vulnerable parameters are unspecified in public disclosures, limiting the ability to write precise parameter-level detection rules. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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