# CVE-2023-5263: ZZZCMS Database Backup File save.php restore permission

> Remote attackers can exploit missing authorization in the database backup restore function to modify data or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rh86-mfvh-9jv2

## What is CVE-2023-5263?

CVE-2023-5263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZZZCMS, published on 29 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in ZZZCMS 2.1.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function restore of the file /admin/save.php of the component Database Backup File Handler. The manipulation leads to permission issues. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-240872.

Weakness: CWE-275

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5263?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zzzcms Zzzcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5263 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5263 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZZZCMS

- [CVE-2023-45554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45554/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19682/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45555/): File upload in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-19683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19683/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-5582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5582/): ZZZCMS Personal Profile Page cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZZZCMS, published on 29 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5263 exists.

Affected product: ZZZCMS. 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-2023-5263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5263/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.