---
title: "CVE-2023-54399: Hongjing e-HR - SQL Injection"
description: "Hongjing e-HR < 8.2 contains a SQL injection caused by unsanitized 'categories' parameter in /servlet/codesettree after HRMS-encoding is stripped, letting unauthenticated remote attackers read arbitrary database content."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2023-54399/
---

# CVE-2023-54399 Hongjing e-HR - SQL Injection

Hongjing e-HR < 8.2 contains a SQL injection caused by unsanitized 'categories' parameter in /servlet/codesettree after HRMS-encoding is stripped, letting unauthenticated remote attackers read arbitrary database content.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.42% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54399)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

18 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 8.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54399](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54399)
- [https://www.cnblogs.com/pursue-security/p/17704093.html](https://www.cnblogs.com/pursue-security/p/17704093.html)
- [https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2023-08743](https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2023-08743)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hongjing-e-hr-sql-injection-via-servlet-codesettree](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hongjing-e-hr-sql-injection-via-servlet-codesettree)
- [https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-02&host\_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2023-54399](https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-02&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2023-54399)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54399](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54399)
- [https://cn-sec.com/archives/1861976.html](https://cn-sec.com/archives/1861976.html)
- [https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/mozi-resurfaces-as-androxgh0st-botnet-unraveling-the-latest-exploitation-wave](https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/mozi-resurfaces-as-androxgh0st-botnet-unraveling-the-latest-exploitation-wave)

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