{"id":66261,"date":"2025-08-29T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:43:47","slug":"cve-2022-31491-critical-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-s-viewpower-and-powershield-netguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-31491-critical-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-s-viewpower-and-powershield-netguard\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2022-31491: Critical Vulnerability in Voltronic Power’s ViewPower and PowerShield Netguard<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

A serious vulnerability has been identified in Voltronic Power’s ViewPower, ViewPower Pro, and PowerShield Netguard software. The vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2022-31491, potentially puts all systems running these versions at risk of being compromised. This vulnerability is a major concern as it allows unauthenticated remote<\/a> attackers to run arbitrary code via an unspecified web interface, regardless of the state or presence of any managed UPS. This opens up a significant risk to system integrity and data<\/a> security.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2022-31491
\nSeverity: Critical (10.0 CVSS score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Voltronic Power ViewPower<\/a> | up to 1.04-24215
\nVoltronic Power ViewPower Pro | up to 2.0-22165
\nPowerShield Netguard | before 1.04-23292<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

This exploit takes advantage of a flaw in the web interface of the affected products<\/a>. An attacker can send a specially crafted payload to the web interface, which is improperly processed by the system<\/a>. This allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the system, potentially gaining full control over it.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. In this case, an HTTP request is sent with a malicious payload to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint.<\/p>\n

POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n\"malicious_payload\": \"...\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n
Please note that this is only a conceptual example and real-world exploits can be much more complex and tailored to specific systems.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
The most straightforward way to mitigate this vulnerability is by applying the vendor’s patch. If for some reason this is not feasible, a temporary mitigation could be to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block exploit attempts. However, these are only temporary measures and updating the software to a patched version should be a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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