CVE-2023-53914CWE-639

UliCMS 2023.1 Authentication Bypass via Mass Assignment Vulnerability

Critical · published December 17, 2025

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A crafty attacker can create admin accounts without breaking a sweat! This authentication bypass vulnerability in UliCMS 2023.1 is absolutely devastating, allowing unauthorized access to your system. 🔥 Think of it as someone sneaking into a behind-the-scenes area at a concert with a fake backstage pass — the security team is none the wiser and they can run the show! An attacker can exploit this flaw to generate administrative accounts with full control over your site. With full admin access, an attacker could wreak havoc — modifying content, leaking sensitive data, or even taking the entire site offline. The worst part? This could happen without anyone realizing until it’s too late!

Put simply

Think of it as someone sneaking into a behind-the-scenes area at a concert with a fake backstage pass — the security team is none the wiser and they can run the show! An attacker can exploit this flaw to generate administrative accounts with full control over your site. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to exploit mass assignment in the UserController, creating admin accounts by sending crafted POST requests to the admin index.php endpoint.

What to do

With full admin access, an attacker could wreak havoc — modifying content, leaking sensitive data, or even taking the entire site offline. The worst part? This could happen without anyone realizing until it’s too late! Act fast! Update to UliCMS 2023.2 or later to patch this vulnerability. Additionally, review your application for any other mass assignment risks and implement strong validation checks for incoming user input. You've got this! Follow these steps and you'll have your security tightened up in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00686 · 52.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2025-12-17T22:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 DEC 22:44Z
    UliCMS 2023.1 Authentication Bypass via Mass Assignment Vulnerability
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