Information disclosure in GetSimple CMS - CVE-2014-8722
Published: March 17, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39444
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8722
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
GetSimple CMS 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) data/users/<username>.xml, (2) backups/users/<username>.xml.bak, (3) data/other/authorization.xml, or (4) data/other/appid.xml.
Affected software
GetSimple CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8722
Install update from vendor's website.