Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Hongjing Century e-HR can reportedly expose sensitive database information, including user credentials, to an unauthenticated remote attacker. The attacker bypasses an authentication filter and exploits unsafe database handling. Internet-accessible installations deserve urgent attention because exploitation evidence was observed, although the CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Treat internet-facing deployments as an urgent investigation and containment issue. Potential credential disclosure can enable broader organisational compromise. Because the affected-version range and official fix are unclear, assign ownership immediately, reduce exposure, review historical activity, and obtain authoritative vendor remediation guidance.
Technical view
CVE-2024-58374 combines URI path-traversal-based bypass of the oauthservlet filter with SQL injection in the getSdutyTree servlet. The codeitemid parameter reaches a Microsoft SQL Server query without adequate sanitisation, enabling UNION-based retrieval of protected data. CVSS 4.0 is 8.7: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges or interaction, with high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is greatest where Hongjing e-HR and getSdutyTree are reachable from untrusted networks. The supplied affected-version value, “0,” does not establish a reliable version range. Organisations should identify deployments and confirm applicability with Hongjing Century or authoritative vendor guidance.
Exploitation context
The bundle reports exploitation evidence first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 30 July 2024 UTC. The supplied record is not flagged as CISA KEV. Public technical descriptions reportedly exist, increasing practical risk, but the bundle does not quantify victims, campaign scale, or continued activity.
Researcher notes
The supplied evidence identifies CWE-89 and a two-stage path: filter bypass followed by SQL injection. CVSS indicates confidentiality impact without asserted integrity or availability impact. Version scope is insufficiently defined, and no official vendor patch is named. Validation should remain non-destructive and focus on routing, authentication enforcement, logs, and data-access evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify every Hongjing e-HR deployment and determine whether getSdutyTree is externally reachable.
- Restrict e-HR access to trusted networks or authenticated gateways while applicability is investigated.
- Check Hongjing Century guidance for an official patch, fixed version, or supported mitigation.
- Review exposed database and application credentials; rotate them if compromise indicators are found.
- Apply narrowly scoped filtering for suspicious requests only as a temporary compensating control.
Validation and detection
- Inventory e-HR versions, deployment locations, internet exposure, and connected Microsoft SQL Server instances.
- Confirm whether URI normalisation permits requests to bypass the oauthservlet authentication filter.
- Review servlet, proxy, WAF, and database logs for anomalous getSdutyTree and codeitemid activity.
- Assess whether sensitive records or credential data were accessed around or after 30 July 2024.
- After remediation, verify unauthenticated requests cannot reach protected servlet processing or influence database queries.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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- 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 vector scores
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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——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6VulnCheckVulnerability 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
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- DayDayPoC AdvisoryCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
- CN-SEC DisclosureCVE reference, VulnCheck · technical-description, exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hongjing-e-hr-unauthenticated-sql-injection-via-getsdutytreeCVE 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.