Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-30528 is a critical flaw reported in the asith-eranga ISIC tour booking application. A remote, unauthenticated attacker may abuse the username handling in a user controller endpoint, potentially compromising data and system integrity. The public record does not identify a maintained vendor fix or clear affected product metadata.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent if the application is internet-facing or handles customer booking data. The severity is critical, but business urgency depends on whether this niche codebase is actually deployed.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-89 SQL injection in ISIC tour booking through the version published on February 13, 2018. The reported input is the username parameter in /system/user/modules/mod_users/controller.php. CVSS 3.1 is 9.8, reflecting network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running this specific ISIC tour booking codebase or derived deployments. Automated CPE matching may miss it because the CVE lists vendor, product, and versions as n/a.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. Public GitHub references include the original repository and a repository labeled as RCE-related, but the bundle does not prove active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The source data is incomplete: affected vendor, product, versions, and CPEs are n/a, and no patch is named. The CVE description mixes SQL injection with arbitrary command execution impact, so validate root cause from deployed code before asserting exploit mechanics.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any deployed ISIC tour booking instances or forks.
- Check the upstream repository and CVE guidance for any fix or maintainer notice.
- Remove or replace the application if it is unmaintained or unused.
- Restrict public access to the affected user controller endpoint where feasible.
- Review database, application, and webserver logs for suspicious activity.
- Rotate credentials and secrets if compromise is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for ISIC tour booking code or matching application paths.
- Confirm whether deployments include code published on or before February 13, 2018.
- Review username handling for unsafe SQL construction and missing parameterization.
- Check whether the affected controller is reachable without authentication.
- Review logs for unusual requests targeting the user controller endpoint.
- Document findings because standard scanner matching may be unreliable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/asith-eranga/isicCVE reference
- https://github.com/killmonday/isic.lk-RCECVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.