CVE-2023-53923

CRITICAL

UliCMS 2023.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-53923. PoCs published by Mirabbas Ağalarov.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Python script exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in Ulicms 2023.1-sniffing-vicuna by sending a crafted POST request to create an admin account without proper authentication.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mirabbas Ağalarov · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51433

This Python script exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in Ulicms 2023.1-sniffing-vicuna by sending a crafted POST request to create an admin account without proper authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ulicms 2023.1-sniffing-vicuna
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · The target application must be running Ulicms 2023.1-sniffing-vicuna
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 36.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
ulicms/ulicms 2023.1
Ulicms/Ulicms 2023.1
Published Dec 17, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026