What is CVE-2019-17630?

CVE-2019-17630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-17630?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

CVE-2019-17630

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.11 allows stored XSS by an admin via a crafted image filename on the "News > Add Article" screen.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% 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 2.2.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

forum.cmsmadesimple.org/viewforum.php (Vendor Advisory)
dev.cmsmadesimple.org/bug/view/12149 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17630?: CVE-2019-17630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-17630?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.