Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessIdentify exposed Subrion CMS instance
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ExploitSend crafted GET to /actions.json?action=assign-owner
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ExecutionManipulate q parameter
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ImpactLeak owner/user data in JSON response
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires network reachability to a Subrion CMS instance (<=4.2.1) and the ability to invoke the /actions.json endpoint with action=assign-owner and a manipulated q parameter. VulDB rates it PR:N (no authentication) and UI:N (no user interaction), meaning default remote access with no victim interaction; however, the 'assign-owner' action is an administrative content-ownership operation, so in real deployments a valid authenticated (likely admin/operator) session may in fact be required - a key limiting factor that should be verified. Impact is limited to confidentiality (VC:L): partial disclosure of owner/user information, not full database or credential compromise. Further limiting factors: the product is niche and largely unmaintained, so exposed internet-facing instances are relatively few, and no patch exists so mitigation depends on access controls or WAF filtering. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is LOW-to-MODERATE despite the 5.5 CVSS 4.0 score. The vendor-supplied vector (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N) describes a remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack yielding only limited confidentiality impact (VC:L) with no integrity or availability effect - consistent with CWE-200 information disclosure. Exploit maturity is E:P (proof-of-concept), matching the POC=YES signal: publicly available exploit code exists via a GitHub advisory. There is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score provided, so there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation - this is POC availability, not confirmed in-the-wild use, and the two must not be conflated. A notable conflict: the endpoint /actions.json?action=assign-owner strongly implies an administrative/backend content-ownership action that would normally require an authenticated admin session, yet VulDB rates it PR:N (unauthenticated); this PR:N should be verified, as an authenticated-only path would lower real risk materially. The vendor (Intelliants) was contacted but did not respond and no patch exists, which raises residual risk for the shrinking population of live installs. Overall: a genuine but low-impact info-disclosure issue in a niche, largely-abandoned CMS - a lower priority than the CVSS number alone suggests. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker sends a crafted request to /actions.json?action=assign-owner manipulating the q parameter to coax the application into returning data it should not disclose (e.g., user/owner records surfaced by the autocomplete-style lookup). Public exploit code is available via the volksec GitHub advisory, lowering the skill barrier. Because CVSS marks PR:N/UI:N, no user interaction is needed, though the admin-oriented endpoint name suggests authentication may in practice be required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026
Information disclosure in Intelliants Subrion CMS up to 4.2.1 lets remote attackers retrieve owner/user information through a manipulated q parameter in the /actions.json?action=assign-owner endpoint. Publicly available exploit code exists, but there is no confirmed active exploitation such as a CISA KEV entry. The CVSS 4.0 score is 5.5, while the independent assessment rates real-world risk as LOW-to-MODERATE because impact is partial confidentiality only and the administrative nature of assign-owner may in practice require a valid authenticated session even though the published vector lists PR:N; authentication requirements should be verified against the deployed instance.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; the vendor was contacted early but did not respond. Because no exact fixed version can be cited, prioritize compensating controls: restrict or disable the /actions.json?action=assign-owner endpoint, especially from untrusted networks, and require strong authentication and authorization before owner-assignment operations. If owner assignment is not needed, remove or disable that action. Use WAF or reverse-proxy rules to block q parameter payloads associated with user/owner enumeration, but note that overly broad filtering can break legitimate administrative AJAX requests. Limit internet exposure through VPN or allowlisted administrator IP ranges, accepting added access complexity as the trade-off. Monitor the VulDB advisory at https://vuldb.com/vuln/409027, the CTI page at https://vuldb.com/vuln/409027/cti, and the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/volksec/SubrionCMS-Security-Advisories/issues/1 for an eventual vendor fix or updated mitigation guidance.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Subrion CMS is a PHP/MySQL content management system maintained by Intelliants, and the affected /actions.json endpoint is a JSON action handler. The assign-owner action is intended for administrative content-ownership operations, and manipulating the q argument causes owner/user information to be exposed in the response or processing path. The root cause class is CWE-200, Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, meaning the endpoint discloses data it should not return to the requester. The published CVSS 4.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P, indicating network reachability, low complexity, no user interaction, no integrity or availability impact, partial confidentiality impact, and public exploit maturity. The independent assessment maps to CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, reflecting the operational likelihood that a valid authenticated session, likely admin or operator, is needed to invoke an owner-assignment action; this authorization requirement is the main limiting factor beyond the partial confidentiality impact.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
The assign-owner admin action realistically requires an authenticated session (PR:L rather than VulDB's PR:N); only limited confidentiality impact (C:L), no integrity or availability effect.
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2DescriptionCVE.org
A security flaw has been discovered in Intelliants Subrion CMS up to 4.2.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /actions.json?action=assign-owner. The manipulation of the argument q results in information disclosure. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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