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CVE-2023-54399

e-HR SQL Injection

Hongjing / e-HR · affected before 8.2

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
0.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-54399 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Hongjing e-HR.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Hongjing / e-HR affected before 8.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

e-HR SQL Injection

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.

Hongjing Affected
e-HR
Before 8.2
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Published
18 Sep 2026
Exploitation Attempts Reported
18 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54399
  • CNVD-2023-08743 cnvd.org.cn · Third-Party Advisory https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2023-08743
  • Third-Party Advisory — vulncheck.com vulncheck.com · Third-Party Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hongjing-e-hr-sql-injection-via-...
  • CN-SEC Blog cn-sec.com · Exploit https://cn-sec.com/archives/1861976.html
  • CNblog cnblogs.com · Exploit https://www.cnblogs.com/pursue-security/p/17704093.html
  • CloudSEK Research cloudsek.com · Technical Description https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/mozi-resurfaces-as-androxgh0st-botnet-u...

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

CVE

Recorded 18 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

CVE

Recorded 18 Sep 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-09-18 19:10 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-09-22 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

9.3 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

0.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 9.3 Critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

CNblog

cve · Created Unknown

CN-SEC Blog

cve · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attempts reported by an external source

  2. 19:10 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 19:10 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  4. 18:58 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 18:24 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-54399",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00732,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}