TI-2023-15171 Aliases CVE-2023-31689 GHSA-rq34-mcvw-8gj8

In Wcms 0.3.2, an attacker can send a crafted request from a vulnerable web application…

HIGH 76CWE-434Published 2023-05-22 · Updated 2025-01-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

In Wcms 0.3.2, an attacker can send a crafted request from a vulnerable web application backend server /wcms/wex/html.php via the finish parameter and the textAreaCode parameter. It can write arbitrary strings into custom file names and upload any files, and write malicious code to execute scripts to trigger command execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.2022 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wcms:wcms:0.3.2:::::::*	0.3.2	Vulnerable	Wcms

cpe:2.3:a:wcms:wcms:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·Wcms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31689
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq34-mcvw-8gj8

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/vedees/wcms/issues/15

TI-2020-13737 Directory Traversal vulnerability found in Cryptoprof WCMS v.0.3.2 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-03350 WCMS AnonymousController.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-03349 WCMS AnonymousController.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-02593 WCMS Article Publishing Page CKEditor unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2024-08241 vedees wcms finder.php path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2025-03348 WCMS Advertisement Image AdvadminController.php sub unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

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Sources

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