Seacms
CVE-2023-43216
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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SeaCMS V12.9 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the component admin_ip.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. SeaCMS V12.9 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the component admin_ip.php. Affected products include: Seacms.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
SeaCMS V12.9 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the component admin_ip.php.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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SeaCMS V13.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remote
SQL Injection vulnerability in SeaCMS v.13.2 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the DoTra
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_type_news.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabil
Seacms <13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_pay.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_zyk.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_reslib.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_paylog.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_members.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabilit
SeaCMS v13.3 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the component admin_comment_news.php. Rated cri
SeaCMS v13.3 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the component admin_topic.php. Rated critical s
SeaCMS v13.3 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the component admin_manager.php. Rated critical
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