What is CVE-2023-36162?

CVE-2023-36162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zzcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-36162?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-36162 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Zzcms

CVE-2023-36162

Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ZZCMS v.2023 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via the add function in adminlist.php.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-07-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zzcms — versions 2023

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/779789571/zzcms/blob/main/README.md
github.com/forget-code/zzcms/issues/6 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
www.zzcms.net/about/download.html (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36162?: CVE-2023-36162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zzcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-36162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36162 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.