CVE-2023-53923
UliCMS 2023.1 Privilege Escalation via Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation
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.
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
CVE List Score used
UliCMS 2023.1 Privilege Escalation via Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-53923- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-60208
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-60208- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33jq-r57w-5666
UliCMS 2023.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-33jq-r57w-5666- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-53923- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-53923 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ulicms, published December 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.