CVE-2026-23492

HighPublic PoC

Published: 14 January 2026

Published

14 January 2026

Modified

20 January 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0000 0.2th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-23492 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 0.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

Directly prevents blind SQL injection in Pimcore's Admin Search Find API by validating and sanitizing user inputs against malicious payloads.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Mandates timely patching of the incomplete SQL injection fix, requiring upgrade to Pimcore 12.3.1 or 11.5.14 to eliminate the vulnerability.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match

detect

Identifies SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2026-23492 through automated scanning of web application APIs such as Pimcore's admin interface.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1213.006 Databases Collection

Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.

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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in web admin API directly enables remote exploitation of the application (T1190) and unauthorized access to database contents (T1213.006).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

Pimcore is an Open Source Data & Experience Management Platform. Prior to 12.3.1 and 11.5.14, an incomplete SQL injection patch in the Admin Search Find API allows an authenticated attacker to perform blind SQL injection. Although CVE-2023-30848 attempted to mitigate…

SQL injection by removing SQL comments (--) and catching syntax errors, the fix is insufficient. Attackers can still inject SQL payloads that do not rely on comments and infer database information via blind techniques. This vulnerability affects the admin interface and can lead to database information disclosure. This vulnerability is fixed in 12.3.1 and 11.5.14.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-23492 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting Pimcore, an open-source Data & Experience Management Platform. Versions prior to 12.3.1 and 11.5.14 contain an incomplete patch in the Admin Search Find API, building on mitigations from CVE-2023-30848 that removed SQL comments (--) and caught syntax errors. This fix is insufficient, enabling blind SQL injection via payloads that bypass those checks and allow inference of database information through the admin interface.

An authenticated attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Exploitation leads to database information disclosure via blind techniques and carries high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), as reflected in its CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (S:U).

Pimcore addresses this issue in versions 12.3.1 and 11.5.14. Mitigation details are provided in the patching commit at https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/25ad8674886f2b938243cbe13e33e204a2e35cc3 and the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-7g55-69xj.