What is CVE-2022-28523?

CVE-2022-28523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hongcms Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-28523?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Hongcms Project

CVE-2022-28523

HongCMS 3.0.0 allows arbitrary file deletion via the component /admin/index.php/template/ajax?action=delete.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.7% 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

Hongcms Project — versions 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/Neeke/HongCMS/issues/17 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28523?: CVE-2022-28523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hongcms Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-28523?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.