Path Traversal in Cmsimple

CVE-2021-43741

CMSimple 5.4 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The vulnerability exists when a user changes the file name to malicious file on config.php leading to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-43741: held from 0.044 to 0.047.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.047 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43741?
CVE-2021-43741 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cmsimple, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-43741?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43741 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.