# CVE-2022-25488: Atom CMS - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-25488 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-25488

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Atom CMS
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** cms

## Description

Atom CMS v2.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the id parameter in /admin/ajax/avatar.php.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-25488](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/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`.

## Timeline

- 2022-03-15: CVE Published. CVE-2022-25488 is published to NVD.
- 2025-03-26: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-25488 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-03-26: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2022-25488 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/thedigicraft/Atom.CMS/issues/257
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-25488.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-25488) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2022-25488. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.