XSS in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple
CVE-2016-2784
CMS Made Simple 2.x before 2.1.3 and 1.x before 1.12.2, when Smarty Cache is activated, allow remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks, modify links, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTTP Host header in a request.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136897/CMS-Made-Simple-Cache-Poisoning.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/15 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538272/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/03/Announcing-CMSMS-1-12-2-kolonia/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39760/ (exploit)
- www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/04/Announcing-CMSMS-2-1-3-Black-Point/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2784?
- CVE-2016-2784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2784?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2784 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.