CVE-2021-36424
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user...
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
- Record
CVE-2021-36424- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
- Record
CVE-2021-36424- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23027
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-23027- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm9p-68g4-m5r5
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user...
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
- Record
GHSA-rm9p-68g4-m5r5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue discovered in phpwcms 1.9.25 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via DB user field during installation.
- Record
CVE-2021-36424- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-36424 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phpwcms, published February 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.