CVE-2021-43741 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CMSimple 5.4 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The vulnerability exists when a user changes the file name to malicious file on config.php leading to remote code execution.

Published: 2022-04-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.4% 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:cmsimple:cmsimple:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.04423.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/iiSiLvEr/CMSimple5.4-Vulnerabilities
https://github.com/iiSiLvEr/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2021-43741

History

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Subscriptions

Cmsimple Cmsimple

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-04-13T13:16:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:03:08.801Z

Reserved: 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-43741

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-13T14:15:08.207

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:11:20.080

Link: CVE-2021-43741

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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