Auth bypass in Ulicms

CVE-2023-53923

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53923?
CVE-2023-53923 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ulicms, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-53923?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.