What is CVE-2021-40961?

CVE-2021-40961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms_made_simple, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-40961?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Cmsmadesimple Cms_made_simple

CVE-2021-40961

CMS Made Simple <=2.2.15 is affected by SQL injection in modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php. The $sortby variable is concatenated with $query1, but it is possible to inject arbitrary SQL language without using the '.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.017 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple Cms_made_simple
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40961?: CVE-2021-40961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms_made_simple, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-40961?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.