CVE-2022-41892: Arches vulnerable to SQL Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Arches is a web platform for creating, managing, & visualizing geospatial data. Versions prior to 6.1.2, 6.2.1, and 7.1.2 are vulnerable to SQL Injection. With a carefully crafted web request, it's possible to execute certain unwanted sql statements against the database. This issue is fixed in version 7.12, 6.2.1, and 6.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade as soon as possible. There are no workarounds.

Affected products

archesproject arches: through 6.1.1; 6.2.0, 7.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1

References

https://github.com/archesproject/arches/security/advisories/GHSA-gmpq-xrxj-xh8m
https://github.com/archesproject/arches/security/advisories/GHSA-gmpq-xrxj-xh8m

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