SecuriTricks - CVE-2023-53923

Description

UliCMS 2023.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrative accounts through the UserController endpoint. Attackers can send a crafted POST request to /dist/admin/index.php with specific parameters to generate a new admin user with full system access.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ulicms	Ulicms	2023.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	ulicms	ulicms	2023.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20230314183734/https://en.ulicms.de/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51433

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ulicms-privilege-escalation-via-unauthenticated-admin-account-creation

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51433

CVSS Score

9.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 17, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Status : Modified

CVE has been amended by a source (CVE Primary CNA or another CNA). Analysis data supplied by the NVD may be no longer be accurate due to these changes.

More info

Source

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CVE-2023-53923