CVE-2022-45291: PWS Personal Weather Station Dashboard (PWS_Dashboard) LTS December 2020 (2012_lts) allows remote code executi

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HIGH 7.2MITIGATE

CVE-2022-45291 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) affecting personal weather station dashboard. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

PWS Personal Weather Station Dashboard (PWS_Dashboard) LTS December 2020 (2012_lts) allows remote code execution by injecting PHP code into settings.php. Attacks can use the PWS_printfile.php, PWS_frame_text.php, PWS_listfile.php, PWS_winter.php, and PWS_easyweathersetup.php endpoints. A contributing factor is a hardcoded login password of support, which is not documented. (This is not the same as the documented setup password, which is 12345.) T

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.2 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.3% (top 29%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-798
Published	2023-04-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: pwsdashboard

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-04-25 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:09 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pwsdashboard personal weather station dashboard MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy personal-weather-station-dashboard || rpm -q personal-weather-station-dashboard || personal-weather-station-dashboard --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-45291?

personal weather station dashboard: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-45291 being exploited?

CVE-2022-45291 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-45291 affect?

CVE-2022-45291 affects personal weather station dashboard. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). PWS Personal Weather Station Dashboard (PWS_Dashboard) LTS December 2020 (2012_lts) allows remote code execution by injecting PHP code into settings.php. Attacks can use the PWS_printfile.php, PWS_frame_text.php, PWS_listfile.php, PWS_winte

How urgent is CVE-2022-45291?

Priority 48/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Software pages

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