Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Atom CMS 2.0 has a critical unauthenticated SQL injection issue. A remote attacker may be able to interfere with database queries through the admin index page, risking sensitive data exposure and data modification. Public exploit material is referenced, but active exploitation is not established by the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize this as an urgent exposure-management item for any Atom CMS 2.0 deployment. The issue is remote, unauthenticated, critical severity, and has public exploit material, but the supplied evidence does not prove active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2023-53975 is CWE-89 SQL injection in Atom CMS 2.0. The supplied description identifies the admin index page id parameter as insufficiently validated, enabling time-based blind SQL injection. CVSS v4.0 is 9.3, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to thedigicraft Atom CMS version 2.0, especially where the admin index page is reachable over a network or internet-facing. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs, other versions, hosting patterns, or default deployment prevalence.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes an ExploitDB reference tagged as exploit, indicating public exploit material exists. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation in the wild. Treat reachable Atom CMS 2.0 instances as high priority because no authentication is required.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on confirmed Atom CMS 2.0 assets and reachability of the admin index page. Avoid assuming other versions are affected. The bundle does not name an official patch, so remediation tracking should start with vendor repository and advisory updates.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Atom CMS 2.0 deployments and owners immediately.
- Check vendor and VulnCheck guidance for fixed versions or official remediation.
- Restrict network access to the admin index page until remediated.
- Place affected instances behind authentication or trusted IP allowlists where feasible.
- Plan replacement or decommissioning if no maintained fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Atom CMS is deployed and whether version 2.0 is present.
- Verify whether the admin index page is externally reachable.
- Review web logs for unusual requests involving the admin index id parameter.
- Check database and CMS audit logs for unexpected reads or modifications.
- Document compensating controls and retest reachability after changes.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N3.93.6VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-51086CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Atom CMS GitHub RepositoryCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Atom CMS 2.0 Unauthenticated SQL Injection via Admin Index PageCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.