Authenticated PHP execution via SQLite escaping bypass
Published Aug 15, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
PHP code injection in taoCMS 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP through the website settings page. The settings handler writes values into config.php as PHP define statements, while safeword pairs quotes under SQLite; a backslash payload escapes that transformation and terminates the string. An attacker needs management-page access and an SQLite-backed installation; loading Config.php then runs the injected code in the web server's PHP context.
Summary
What happened
PHP code injection in taoCMS 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP through the website settings page. The settings handler writes values into config.php as PHP define statements, while safeword pairs quotes under SQLite; a backslash payload escapes that transformation and terminates the string. An attacker needs management-page access and an SQLite-backed installation; loading Config.php then runs the injected code in the web server's PHP context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-36262
- Published
- Aug 15, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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