CVE-2022-23898
Published: 03 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23898 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Mingsoft Mcms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
MCMS version 5.2.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-23898 and assigned CWE-89, that resides in the categoryId parameter of the IContentDao.xml file. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input to the affected parameter and execute arbitrary SQL statements against the underlying database. Successful exploitation can result in full read, write, or delete access to application data, as well as potential escalation to host-level compromise.
The vulnerability was publicly reported in GitHub issue 62 for the ming-soft/MCMS repository; no official patch or mitigation guidance is referenced in the available advisories.
EPSS values stand at a current 0.7553 with a recorded peak of 0.8781, indicating sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-1492
Vulnerability details
MCMS v5.2.5 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the categoryId parameter in the file IContentDao.xml.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.