# CVE-2022-21666: SQL Injection in useredit.php

> Administrative users can exploit SQL injection in USOC CMS to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-557p-hhpc-4wrx

## What is CVE-2022-21666?

CVE-2022-21666 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Aaron-Junker USOC, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Useful Simple Open-Source CMS (USOC) is a content management system (CMS) for programmers. Versions prior to Pb2.4Bfx3 allowed Sql injection in usersearch.php only for users with administrative privileges. Users should replace the file `admin/pages/useredit.php` with a newer version. USOC version Pb2.4Bfx3 contains a fixed version of `admin/pages/useredit.php`.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21666?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Useful Simple Open-Source Cms Project Useful Simple Open-Source Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21666?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21666 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21666 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aaron-Junker USOC

- [CVE-2022-21643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21643/): SQL Injection in USOC (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-21644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21644/): SQL Injection via search in USOC (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21666 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21666 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Aaron-Junker USOC, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21666 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aaron-Junker USOC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21666/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21666/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21666
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21666
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21666

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21666/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.