CVE-2026-70553

CRITICAL

MaxSite CMS Unauthenticated RCE via Install Endpoint

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-70553. PoCs published by woshidashabi1126.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in MaxSite CMS via PHP code injection into the `db_dbprefix` parameter during the installation process. The injected code persists in `database.php` and executes on every request, but only works if database tables do not exist (fresh installation).

Description

MaxSite CMS contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into the application configuration file by submitting crafted POST requests to the install endpoint after installation is complete. Attackers can supply a malicious db_dbprefix value containing a single quote to break out of a PHP string literal in application/config/database.php, appending attacker-controlled PHP statements that are executed by the web server on every subsequent request, resulting in persistent unauthenticated remote code execution as the web-server process user.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by woshidashabi1126 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/woshidashabi1126/CVE-2026-70553-PoC

This PoC exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in MaxSite CMS via PHP code injection into the `db_dbprefix` parameter during the installation process. The injected code persists in `database.php` and executes on every request, but only works if database tables do not exist (fresh installation).

Classification
Working Poc 99%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: MaxSite CMS versions 105.2 - 109.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Install endpoint (/install/) must be accessible · Database tables must not exist (fresh installation or cleared database) · Target must be running a vulnerable version of MaxSite CMS
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Aug 06, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Product product
Product Repository
https://github.com/maxsite/cms

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0088
EPSS Percentile 55.7%
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 none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (2)
MaxSite/MaxSite CMS 105.2 - 109.5
MaxSite/MaxSite CMS 109.6
Published Aug 04, 2026
Tracked Since Aug 05, 2026