What is CVE-2018-10522?

CVE-2018-10522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2018-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-10522?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-10522 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

CVE-2018-10522

In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file view" operation in the admin dashboard contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability, exploitable by ordinary users, because the product exposes unrestricted access to the PHP file_get_contents function.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

itodaro/cmsms_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10522?: CVE-2018-10522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2018-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-10522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10522 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.