What is CVE-2017-7255?

CVE-2017-7255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-7255?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

CVE-2017-7255

XSS exists in the CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 "Content-->News-->Add Article" feature via the m1_title parameter. Someone must login to conduct the attack.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple — versions 2.1.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.03i0.com/index.php/archives/113/ (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97203 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7255?: CVE-2017-7255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-7255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.