SQL Injection in Epicor Human Capital Management

CVE-2025-22953

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Epicor HCM 2021 1.9, with patches available: 5.16.0.1033/HCM2022, 5.17.0.1146/HCM2023, and 5.18.0.573/HCM2024. The injection is specifically in the filter parameter of the JsonFetcher.svc endpoint. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious SQL payloads into the filter parameter, enabling the unauthorized execution of arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database. If certain features (like xp_cmdshell) are enabled, this may lead to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.016 (73.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22953?
CVE-2025-22953 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Epicor Human Capital Management, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-22953?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22953 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.