CVE-2026-116623 code-projects Simple Content Management System Admin welcome.php authorization
Medium 6.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-116623 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-116623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Simple Content Management System, published on 27 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: code-projects Simple Content Management System. 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-2026-116623/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116623/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116623?
CVE-2026-116623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Simple Content Management System, published on 27 Oct 2026.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Simple Content Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /web/admin/welcome.php of the component Admin Interface. The manipulation of the argument addnews results in missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116623?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w426-2r79-q458.