CVE-2022-27123: Employee Performance Evaluation v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the email par

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2022-27123 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting employee performance evaluation. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Employee Performance Evaluation v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the email parameter.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.3% (top 30%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2022-04-05
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: employee performance evaluation project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-04-05 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:36 UTCUpdated Record last modified

employee performance evaluation project employee performance evaluation DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy employee-performance-evaluation || rpm -q employee-performance-evaluation || employee-performance-evaluation --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison employee-performance-evaluation sudo apt install employee-performance-evaluation=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold employee-performance-evaluation

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list employee-performance-evaluation sudo dnf downgrade employee-performance-evaluation-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add employee-performance-evaluation

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-27123?

employee performance evaluation: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-27123 being exploited?

CVE-2022-27123 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-27123 affect?

CVE-2022-27123 affects employee performance evaluation. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Employee Performance Evaluation v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the email parameter.

How urgent is CVE-2022-27123?

Priority 62/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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