# CVE-2023-43792: baserCMS Code Injection Vulnerability in Mail Form Feature

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via the mail form feature in baserCMS, requiring immediate attention from site administrators.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrm6-c878-fpq6

## What is CVE-2023-43792?

CVE-2023-43792 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Basercms Basercms, published on 30 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 4.6.0 through 4.7.6, there is a Code Injection vulnerability in the mail form of baserCMS. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43792?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including baserproject/basercms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | From 4.6.0 to 4.7.6 | None |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | From 4.6.0 to 4.7.6 | None |

Products: Basercms Basercms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-43792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Basercms Basercms

- [CVE-2023-25654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25654/): baserCMS File Uploader Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-25655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25655/): baserCMS allows any file to be uploaded (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10842/): baserCMS SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30880/): baserCMS: OS command injection vulnerability in installer (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-21861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21861/): baserCMS: OS Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43792 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Basercms Basercms, published on 30 Oct 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-2023-43792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected from 4.6.0 up to 4.7.6; no fix listed
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected from 4.6.0 up to 4.7.6; no fix listed

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-2023-43792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43792

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43792/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.