An issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8.
An issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8. It is possible with the News module, through a crafted URL, to achieve unauthenticated blind time-based SQL injection via the m1_idlist parameter.
- Published
- Mar 26, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 68.6% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
53
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 21 / 30 · 68.6%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cmsmadesimple | cms made simple | cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cmsmadesimple cms made simple2.2.8
Same product
cmsmadesimple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-36969CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.50Plan
- CVE-2017-16783In CMS Made Simple 2.1.6, there is Server-Side Template Injection via the cntnt01detailtemplate parameter.41Plan
- CVE-2019-9692class.showtime2_image.php in CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) before 2.2.10 does not ensure that a watermark file has a standard image file extension40Plan
- CVE-2018-10085CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.6 allows PHP object injection because of an unserialize call in the _get_data function of \lib\classes\i40Plan
- CVE-2018-1000094CMS Made Simple version 2.2.5 contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in File Manager that can result in Allows an authenticated admi40Plan
- CVE-2017-1000453CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6 and 2.2 are vulnerable to Smarty templating injection in some core modules, resulting in unauthenticated PHP c40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×46
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2019-04-02 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2021-05-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2021-07-18 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2021-12-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:11 | 2021-12-28 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2022-10-08 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:5 | 2022-10-25 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:8 | 2023-05-29 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2023-07-04 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2023-08-07 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2023-10-16 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2023-11-20 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+6 d
- TodayOct 6, 2026+2751 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- github.com/Perseus99999/CVE-2019-9053-working-/blob/main/exploit.py
- newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg
- www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.