Code Injection in CMS Made Simple - CVE-2017-16783
Published: November 11, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37985
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16783
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In CMS Made Simple 2.1.6, there is Server-Side Template Injection via the cntnt01detailtemplate parameter.
Affected software
CMS Made Simple
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16783
Install update from vendor's website.