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GHSA-WXG4-XMXC-6QM6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-09 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-09 18:32

Details

MaxSite CMS through 109.6 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability in the ajax and require-maxsite dispatchers that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute privileged handler files by supplying base64-encoded path traversal sequences. Attackers can bypass path validation checks and execute admin-gated handler actions without authentication to access sensitive functionality.

Severity

8.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

8.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-87927 (GCVE-0-2026-87927)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 16:44 – Updated: 2026-09-24 14:21 X_Open Source Unsupported When Assigned

Title

MaxSite CMS through 109.6 Local File Inclusion via ajax dispatcher

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


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

8.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-09 18:08 UTC

CWE

CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root Scorecard

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/maxsite/cms	product
https://github.com/EviL0rd/maxsite-cve1/blob/main…	exploittechnical-description
https://github.com/maxsite/cms/blob/2ca0a0c7d1d71…	technical-description
https://github.com/maxsite/cms/blob/2ca0a0c7d1d71…	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/maxsite-cms-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
MaxSite	MaxSite CMS	Affected: 0.78 , ≤ 109.6 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:max-3000:maxsite_cms::::::::

Date Public

2026-09-09 00:00

Credits

EVIL0RD

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