Hongjing e-HR < 8.2 SQL Injection via /servlet/codesettree
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Hongjing e-HR before 8.2 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /servlet/codesettree endpoint where the categories query parameter is passed to a database query without sanitization after HRMS-encoding is stripped. An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted UNION SELECT payload to read arbitrary database content, including credential tables such as operuser. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA e-HR (Hongjing) Fixed in 8.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54399
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j7f-83xh-j3x3
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-54399 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54399 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j7f-83xh-j3x3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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