CVE-2023-53892 — Blackcat CMS 1

Blackcat CMS 1.4 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP files through the jquery plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zip file with a PHP shell script and execute arbitrary system commands by accessing the

01What is this vulnerability?

Blackcat CMS 1.4 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP files through the jquery plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zip file with a PHP shell script and execute arbitrary system commands by accessing the uploaded plugin's PHP file with a 'code' parameter.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-12-15T20:28:24.697Z
• Last modified: 2026-03-05T12:02:45.384Z

09References

• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51605
• blackcat-cms.org — https://blackcat-cms.org/
• www.vulncheck.com — https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/blackcat-cms-remote-code-execution-via-jque…