VulnerabilityPublished 17 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-53926: PHPJabbers Simple CMS · SQL Injection

Affects PHPJabbers Simple CMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

8.7High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High
Vulnerable system integrity: High
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High: There is a total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all information within the Vulnerable System being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact. For example, an attacker steals the administrator's password, or private encryption keys of a web server.
Vulnerable system integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the vulnerable system. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PHPJabbers Simple CMS	Affected =5.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediately identify and inventory all instances of PHPJabbers Simple CMS version 5.0 within the organization.
Monitor vendor communications closely for official patches or updates addressing CVE-2023-53926 and apply them promptly upon release.
Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied parameters, especially the 'column' parameter, to prevent injection of malicious SQL code.
Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules specifically tuned to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the affected endpoint.
Restrict network access to the CMS backend where feasible, limiting exposure to trusted IP addresses or internal networks.
Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focusing on injection vulnerabilities in web applications.
Review and harden database permissions to minimize the potential damage from successful SQL injection attacks, ensuring the CMS database user has least privilege.
Implement comprehensive logging and monitoring to detect anomalous database queries or unusual application behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.
Educate development and operations teams on secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in future CMS versions or custom modules.

Description

PHPJabbers Simple CMS 5.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the 'column' parameter that allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries. Attackers can inject crafted SQL payloads through the 'column' parameter in the index.php endpoint to potentially extract or modify database information.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability could lead to significant data breaches, exposing sensitive customer or business information stored in the CMS database. Unauthorized modification of database contents could disrupt business operations, damage data integrity, and undermine trust in affected services. Organizations relying on PHPJabbers Simple CMS for content management may face compliance risks under GDPR due to potential unauthorized data access. The ease of exploitation without authentication increases the likelihood of attacks, especially targeting publicly accessible web servers. This could lead to service disruptions, reputational damage, and financial losses. Additionally, attackers could leverage the vulnerability as a foothold for further network intrusion or lateral movement within corporate environments. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently provides a window for proactive defense, but the high severity score indicates that exploitation could have severe consequences. Organizations in sectors with stringent data protection requirements, such as finance, healthcare, and government, are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of this vulnerability.

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