Use of Hard-coded Credentials in microweber/microweber
Priority HIGH 72CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in GitHub repository microweber/microweber prior to 2.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00653 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed microweber/microweber (microweber): 2.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| microweber | microweber/microweber | before 2.0 | 2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | microweber/microweber (Packagist) | up to 1.3.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r657-3wqh-g2x9 |
- microweber/microweber Vendormicroweber Affected before 2.0 Fixed in 2.0 Patch available CNA
- microweber/microweber (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 1.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r657-3wqh-g2x9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microweber:microweber:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0 | Vulnerable | microweber |
- cpe:2.3:a:microweber:microweber:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0 Vulnerable ·microweber
Remediation
- Fix · CNA microweber/microweber (microweber) Fixed in 2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r657-3wqh-g2x9
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Microweber vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01763 Command Injection in microweber/microweber CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02100 Improper Privilege Management in microweber/microweber CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-14518 Microweber v1.2.15 was discovered to allow attackers to perform an account takeover via a host header injection attack. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-37870 Microweber CMS 2.0 has Weak Password Requirements. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2022-04247 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in microweber/microweber CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-04220 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in microweber/microweber CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-5318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r657-3wqh-g2x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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