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TI-2023-27405 Aliases CVE-2023-50162GHSA-vqqj-jrgg-4rq8

SQL injection vulnerability in EmpireCMS v7.5, allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority HIGH 67CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
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-89.

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in EmpireCMS v7.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the DoExecSql function.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0098 62nd 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

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phome:empirecms:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerablePhome
  • cpe:2.3:a:phome:empirecms:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Phome

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqqj-jrgg-4rq8

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-14066 EmpireSoft EmpireCMS IP Address connect.php egetip protection mechanism CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2025-14067 EmpireSoft EmpireCMS connect.php CheckSaveTranFiletype unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-13369 EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-14423 A remote code execution (RCE) in e/install/index.php of EmpireCMS 7.5 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-14362 Empire CMS 7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the ftemp… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-11245 EmpireCMS 7.5 has a SQL injection vulnerability in AdClass.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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