# CVE-2023-3325: CMS Commander <= 2.287 - Authorization Bypass through Use of Insufficiently Unique Cryptographic Signature

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization in unconfigured CMS Commander plugins to gain admin access via weak cryptographic signatures.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcvp-8fmp-wrf6

## What is CVE-2023-3325?

CVE-2023-3325 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in thoefter CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites, published on 20 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The CMS Commander plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to the use of an insufficiently unique cryptographic signature on the 'cmsc_add_site' function in versions up to, and including, 2.287. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to the plugin to change the '_cmsc_public_key' in the plugin config, providing access to the plugin's remote control functionalities, such as creating an admin access URL, which can be used for privilege escalation. This can only be exploited if the plugin has not been configured yet, however, if combined with another arbitrary plugin installation and activation vulnerability, the impact can be severe.

Weakness: CWE-331 (Insufficient Entropy), CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3325?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cmscommander Cms Commander.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3325?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3325 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in thoefter CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites, published on 20 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: thoefter CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3325/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.