Dedecmsv6Application · Dedebiz

CVE-2022-44120

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-23
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
dedecmdv6 6.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. via sys_sql_query.php.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

dedecmdv6 version 6.1.9 contains a SQL Injection vulnerability in the sys_sql_query.php file. The CVSS 9.8 critical score indicates this unauthenticated injection could allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the entire database and application.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations in sys_sql_query.php, and apply input validation and output encoding to prevent SQL injection attacks.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Dedecmsv6Application
Affected:= 6.1.9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Dedecmsv6 version
    Locate the version file or admin panel that displays the CMS version. Common locations include a version.php file in the includes directory, the admin dashboard footer, or a readme/install file.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.1.9
  2. Locate sys_sql_query.php file
    Search the web root directory for the file sys_sql_query.php. Check in the /include or /admin directories common to Dedecms installations.
    Affected if The file sys_sql_query.php exists in the installation
  3. Verify web accessibility of vulnerable file
    Attempt to access sys_sql_query.php via HTTP/HTTPS request (for example: https://yourdomain.com/include/sys_sql_query.php). Check if the server responds with the file content or an error message.
    Affected if The file is accessible via web request without authentication
  4. Check for recent file modifications
    Compare the sys_sql_query.php file hash or modification timestamp against a known clean version from the 6.1.9 release. Use file integrity monitoring tools or compare file hashes.
    Affected if The file has been modified from the original 6.1.9 release version

A system is affected if it runs Dedecmsv6 version 6.1.9 with the sys_sql_query.php file present and web-accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations in sys_sql_query.php, and apply input validation and output encoding to prevent SQL injection attacks.

Fix this in Dedecmsv6 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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