CVE-2017-1000453 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6 and 2.2 are vulnerable to Smarty templating injection in some core modules, resulting in unauthenticated PHP code execution.

Published: 2018-01-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-1580	CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6 and 2.2 are vulnerable to Smarty templating injection in some core modules, resulting in unauthenticated PHP code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01806.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2017/06/Announcing-CMSMS-2-2-1-Hearts-Desire/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-02T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:02:01.655Z

Reserved: 2018-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000453

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-02T17:29:00.820

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:59:11.760

Link: CVE-2017-1000453

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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