CVE-2022-28033
Published: 12 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28033 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 1.8% 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 Atom.CMS_admin_uploads.php component, tracked as CVE-2022-28033 and assigned CWE-89. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no requirements for authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to the affected uploads script to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full read, write, and delete access to database contents, enabling data exfiltration, modification, or service disruption.
The associated GitHub issue references do not describe patches or configuration workarounds. The EPSS score stands at 0.5838 with an identical recorded peak, indicating sustained but not newly increasing exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32519
Vulnerability details
Atom.CMS 2.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via Atom.CMS_admin_uploads.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.