Description
CMSimple 5.15 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to modify file extensions and upload malicious PHP files. Attackers can append ',php' to Extensions_userfiles and upload a shell script to the media directory to execute arbitrary code on the server.
Affected products
cmsimple: cmsimple
References4
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52040 Exploit
- www.cmsimple.org Product
- www.cmsimple.org/downloads_cmsimple50/CMSimple_5-15.zip Product
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cmsimple-remote-command-execution-… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
8.6
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 64 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-403
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