CVE-2022-23898 — ms-mcms
CRITICALCVE-2022-23898 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in net.mingsoft:ms-mcms. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
SQL injection in net.mingsoft:ms-mcms
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2022-23898 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
net.mingsoft:ms-mcmsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
MCMS v5.2.5 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the categoryId parameter in the file IContentDao.xml.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | net.mingsoft:ms-mcms | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
mcmsmingsoftResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.mingsoft:ms-mcms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of net.mingsoft:ms-mcms has shipped for CVE-2022-23898 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.
How to detect CVE-2022-23898
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2022-23898 -u https://target- Template
- MCMS 5.2.5 - SQL Injection
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or data manipulation.
- Remediation
- Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the SQL Injection vulnerability in MCMS 5.2.5.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (Co5mos), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-23898 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.