HkCms External Plugin code injection

published 2023-03-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-23730

cvss: 4.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HkCms 2.2.4.230206. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin.php/appcenter/local.html?type=addon of the component External Plugin Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-223365 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-26)

Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

gitee.com https://gitee.com/Hk_Cms/HkCms/issues/I6J7ZD referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	3.0	4.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	5.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a HkCms

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

gitee.com /Hk_Cms/HkCms/issues/I6J7ZD
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.223365
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.223365
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-1482
NVD CVE-2023-1482

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Summary