What is CVE-2022-28445?

CVE-2022-28445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kitesky Kitecms, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-28445?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-28445 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kitesky Kitecms

CVE-2022-28445

KiteCMS v1.1.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability via the background management module.

Published 2022-04-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Kitesky Kitecms — versions 1.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/k0xx11/bug_report/blob/main/kitecms/Arbitrary-file-reading-1.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28445?: CVE-2022-28445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kitesky Kitecms, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-28445?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28445 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.