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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-61523

WebsiteBaker CMS < 2.13.10 Code Injection via Droplets Editor

CVE Details

Status: Attack Blocked by Atomicorp
  • Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
  • Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
  • CVE: CVE-2026-61523
  • Name: WebsiteBaker CMS < 2.13.10 Code Injection via Droplets Editor
  • Severity: High
  • CVSS: 8.6 (v4.0) (High)
  • CVSS version: 4.0
  • CVSS source: VulnCheck CNA
  • CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    • Attack vector: Network
    • Attack complexity: Low
    • Attack requirements: None
    • Privileges required: High
    • User interaction: None
    • Vulnerable-system confidentiality: High
    • Vulnerable-system integrity: High
    • Vulnerable-system availability: High
    • Subsequent-system confidentiality: None
    • Subsequent-system integrity: None
    • Subsequent-system availability: None
    • Scope: X
  • CWE: CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)
  • Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-242 , CAPEC-35 , CAPEC-77
  • Vendor: WebsiteBaker Org e.V.
  • Vulnerable product: WebsiteBaker CMS
  • CVE published: 2026-08-03
  • CVE last modified: 2026-09-09
  • EPSS: 0.0064; 48.9th percentile (FIRST )
  • Latest Update: 2026-09-06
  • Selected Rule IDs observed: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
  • Matching rules: 10; rules with blocking actions: 10
  • Would-block Rule IDs: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
  • Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request argument names, Request arguments, Request cookies, SOAP request data, XML request data

Vulnerability Description

WebsiteBaker CMS before 2.13.10 contains a code injection vulnerability in the Droplets editor that allows authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary PHP code by submitting malicious content through the droplet Code field, which is written verbatim to a publicly accessible PHP file with no content sanitization. Attackers can save a PHP webshell via the save_droplet handler to a predictable path inside the modules directory, enabling unauthenticated users to achieve remote code execution by making direct HTTP requests to the written file.

  1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

  2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

    • Affected versions: WebsiteBaker Org e.V. WebsiteBaker CMS versions earlier than 2.13.10.
    • No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.

  3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

Public Vulnerability References

Test or Research Source

  • Source: Atomicorp AI Research Framework
  • Tags: cve, derived, rce, waf-probe

Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

Learn More

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