# CVE-2022-37209: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via vulnerable interfaces in JFinal CMS, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p44g-35x8-7hjv

## What is CVE-2022-37209?

CVE-2022-37209 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Jflyfox Jfinal Cms, published on 27 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

JFinal CMS 5.1.0 is affected by: SQL Injection. These interfaces do not use the same component, nor do they have filters, but each uses its own SQL concatenation method, resulting in SQL injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37209?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jflyfox Jfinal Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2022-37209 POC (github_poc): https://github.com/AgainstTheLight/CVE-2022-37209

## Other vulnerabilities in Jflyfox Jfinal Cms

- [CVE-2024-53477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53477/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47503/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30349/): Remote code execution in JFinal CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-37204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37204/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-37203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37203/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37209 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37209 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Jflyfox Jfinal Cms, published on 27 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jflyfox Jfinal Cms. 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-2022-37209/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37209/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37209
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37209
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37209

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37209/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.