What is CVE-2018-10083?

CVE-2018-10083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-10083?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-10083 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

CVE-2018-10083

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the admin dashboard via directory traversal sequences in the val parameter within a cmd=del request, because code under modules\FilePicker does not restrict the val parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

itodaro/cve

References

github.com/itodaro/cve/blob/master/README.md (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10083?: CVE-2018-10083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-10083?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10083 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.