LightCMS 1.3.7 image:make privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LightCMS 1.3.7 and classified as critical. Affected is the function image:make. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-27060. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LightCMS 1.3.7. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

LightCMS v1.3.7 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the image:make function.

The weakness was published 03/23/2023 as 21. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-27060 since 02/27/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30849). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2023 🔍
03/23/2023 +24 days 🔍
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11/14/2025 +967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 21
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223640
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2023 07:49
Updated: 11/14/2025 08:29
Changes: 03/23/2023 07:49 (36), 04/13/2023 08:33 (11), 11/14/2025 08:29 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:30C:103

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