What is CVE-2020-17462?

CVE-2020-17462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-17462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

CVE-2020-17462

CMS Made Simple 2.2.14 allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload because the File Manager does not block .ptar files, a related issue to CVE-2017-16798.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple Cms_made_simple — versions 2.2.14
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17462?: CVE-2020-17462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-17462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.