Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-24223

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 01 February 2022

Published
01 February 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.2097 95.8th percentile
Risk Priority 32 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-24223 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Thedigitalcraft Atomcms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 4.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

AtomCMS version 2.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the administrative login component at /admin/login.php. The flaw is tracked as CWE-89 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible, unauthenticated attack complexity that can result in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to the login endpoint and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database. Successful exploitation grants the ability to read, modify, or delete stored data and potentially obtain administrative control of the CMS instance.

The associated EPSS score remained low for years after the February 2022 disclosure before rising sharply to a peak of 0.9472 on 22 January 2025 and later receding to its current value of 0.2097, indicating renewed exploitation interest well after initial publication. Public references consist of a proof-of-concept listing on Packet Storm and an open issue on the AtomCMS GitHub repository; no vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available sources.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

AtomCMS v2.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via /admin/login.php.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

thedigitalcraft
atomcms
2.0

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.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References