CVE-2022-25488
Published: 15 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25488 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 2.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
Atom CMS version 2.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the id parameter of the /admin/ajax/avatar.php endpoint. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2022-25488, carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, and is classified under CWE-89. The affected component is the administrative AJAX handler responsible for avatar operations.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can supply crafted input to the id parameter and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database. Successful exploitation grants full read, write, and administrative control over the application data and potentially the underlying server, consistent with the high impact ratings across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Public references consist of GitHub issue reports that document the discovery but do not detail official patches or mitigation steps. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.7282 before receding to its current value of 0.4913, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-30157
Vulnerability details
Atom CMS v2.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the id parameter in /admin/ajax/avatar.php.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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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.