CVE-2022-27985
Published: 26 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-27985 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Cuppacms Cuppacms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CuppaCMS version 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the file /administrator/alerts/alertLightbox.php. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2022-27985 with CWE-89 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input to the affected endpoint and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database. Successful exploitation grants full read, write, and administrative control over the application data and potentially the host system.
Public references point to the CuppaCMS project repository and an associated GitHub issue that document the flaw, though no official patch or mitigation guidance is detailed in the available sources. The EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.2823 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.2069, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32471
Vulnerability details
CuppaCMS v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via /administrator/alerts/alertLightbox.php.
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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.