Atom CMS - SQLi (CVE-2022-25488)

CVE-2022-25488 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Atom CMS, where attackers can manipulate URL parameters to execute arbitrary SQL queries and potentially gain control over the application.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 26th of March 2025.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2022-25488 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2022-25488 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2022-25488 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Observed attack patterns are directed at URLs containing /admin/ajax/avatar.php.