🛡️ CVE-2023-38947 — wbce-cms

🟠 CVSS 7.2 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-434 NVD
7.2
CVSS Score
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Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the /languages/install.php component of WBCE CMS v1.6.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-38947 is classified as CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. Uploads are accepted without restricting type, so an executable file can be placed where the server will run it.

Affected software

CVE-2023-38947 is recorded against 1 package.

  • wbce-cms

Timeline and source

Published on 3 August 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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packetstormsecurity.com
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packetstormsecurity.com

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.2
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-434
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2023-08-03
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
wbce-cms — —

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