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CVE-2023-54399: Hongjing e-HR < 8.2 SQL Injection via /servlet/codesettree

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-18 · updated 2026-09-22
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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.

Affected products

• Hongjing e-HR: before 8.2 — fixed in 8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hongjing e-HR 8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cn-sec.com/archives/1861976.html
• https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/mozi-resurfaces-as-androxgh0st-botnet-unraveling-the-latest-exploitation-wave
• https://www.cnblogs.com/pursue-security/p/17704093.html
• https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2023-08743
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hongjing-e-hr-sql-injection-via-servlet-codesettree

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