SQL Injection in Hongjing E-Hr
CVE-2023-54399
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.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-54399?
- CVE-2023-54399 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hongjing E-Hr, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-54399?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.