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title: "CVE-2022-45135: Apache Cocoon SQL Injection vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2022-45135/
description: "CVE-2022-45135 (org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven)): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-11-30
date_modified: 2025-02-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2022-45135"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.01102
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2022-45135: Apache Cocoon SQL Injection vulnerability

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.1% , percentile 65: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven) >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Cocoon.This issue affects Apache Cocoon: from 2.2.0 before 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.cocoon:cocoon` >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.0 → fixed: 2.3.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Cocoon: 2.2.0 < 2.3.0

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 65.

## Sources

- [lists.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/lsvd1hmr2t2q823x21d5ygzgbj9jpvjp)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-8v4w-jr33-4rh3](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-jr33-4rh3)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2022-45135](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45135)
- [NVD entry CVE-2022-45135](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45135)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/30/3)

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