---
id: "CVE-2026-116623"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116623"]
title: "Simple Content Management System: admin page lacks authorization checks"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["admin-not-exposed"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T01:19:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T01:36:16+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116623", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00"}]
---

# Simple Content Management System: admin page lacks authorization checks

Simple Content Management System 1.0 by code-projects has a flaw in its admin welcome page (web/admin/welcome.php) where the addnews argument is processed without an authorization check. A remote attacker can use the public exploit to perform admin-level actions such as adding news entries.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116623

## From the sources

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.

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