What is CVE-2021-38727?

CVE-2021-38727 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-38727?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-38727 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

CVE-2021-38727

FUEL CMS 1.5.0 allows SQL Injection via parameter 'col' in /fuel/index.php/fuel/logs/items

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/582 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.nu11secur1ty.com/2021/10/cve-2021-38727.html (Broken Link)
streamable.com/lxw3ln (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38727?: CVE-2021-38727 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-38727?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-38727 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.