Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-4984 lets an unauthenticated remote attacker abuse ZenTao's login page to query backend data. The main business risk is exposure of user and application data from project-management systems, especially if ZenTao is internet-facing or holds sensitive delivery, customer, or engineering information.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority data exposure risk for any reachable ZenTao deployment. Patch or restrict access promptly, then review logs because exploitation evidence is reported in the supplied sources.
Technical view
This is CWE-89 SQL injection in the account parameter used by /zentao/user-login.html. Affected products are ZenTao Biz before 6.5, ZenTao Max before 3.0, and ZenTao Open Source Edition before 16.5 or 16.5.beta1, per the supplied record.
Likely exposure
Highest exposure is externally reachable ZenTao login endpoints running affected Biz, Max, or Open Source Edition versions. Internal-only deployments still matter where ZenTao contains sensitive project, user, or operational data.
Exploitation context
The bundle says Shadowserver observed exploitation evidence on 2025-02-07 UTC. It is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied data. No exploit mechanics or broader campaign details are provided.
Researcher notes
The affected-version data in the bundle includes placeholder version entries, so rely on the textual affected ranges and linked vendor releases. Evidence supports SQL injection impact and reported exploitation, but not detailed attack chains.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected ZenTao Biz deployments to 6.5 or later.
- Upgrade affected ZenTao Max deployments to 3.0 or later.
- Upgrade affected ZenTao Open Source Edition to 16.5, 16.5.1, or later.
- Restrict external access to ZenTao until fixed versions are confirmed.
- Review vendor guidance if your edition or version mapping is unclear.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all ZenTao deployments, editions, and versions.
- Confirm whether /zentao/user-login.html is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review web logs for unusual unauthenticated login requests since 2025-02-07.
- Check database and application logs for abnormal login-time query behavior.
- Verify patched versions are deployed in production, not only staging.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability timeline
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CNVD-2022-42853 is publicly disclosed.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2022-42853CVE reference, VulnCheck · government-resource, vdb-entry
- https://www.zentao.pm/download/zentao-community-edition-release-65-1171.htmlCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.zentao.pm/download/zentao-community-edition-release-30-1172.htmlCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.zentao.pm/download/zentao-community-edition-release-165-1170.htmlCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.zentao.pm/download/zentao-community-edition-release-1651-1143.htmlCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zentao-biz-max-and-open-source-edition-sqli-via-user-loginCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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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.