codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS upload.php unrestricted upload
A vulnerability has been found in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS up to 1.2.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /file-manager/upload.php. The manipulation of the argument file leads to unrestricted upload. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248260.
- Published
- Dec 17, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.0% · 60th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
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Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.0%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · VulDB
- 5.5
- 4.3 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| codelyfe | stupid simple cms | cpe:2.3:a:codelyfe:stupid_simple_cms |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- codelyfe stupid simple cmsup to 1.2.4 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS
- 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4affected
Same product
codelyfe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-6901codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS HTTP POST Request handle-command.php os command injection40Plan
- CVE-2023-6907codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS Deletion Interface delete.php improper authentication36Monitor
- CVE-2024-27689Stupid Simple CMS v1.2.4 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via /update-article.php.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-22715Stupid Simple CMS <=1.2.4 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component /admin-edit.php.35Monitor
- CVE-2023-7040codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS rename.php path traversal26Monitor
- CVE-2024-27559Stupid Simple CMS v1.2.4 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component /save_settings.php25Monitor
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
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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- ggbot (VulDB User)analyst
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.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
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
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.