CVE-2021-40961

moderate-risk
Published 2022-06-09

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 '.

Do I need to act?

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1.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Cmsmadesimple

References (8)

Exploit https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CM...
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161895/CMS-Made-Simple-2.2.15-SQL-Injectio...
Exploit https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/49
https://www.soteritsecurity.com/blog/2023/01/CMS-Made-Simple_CVE-2021-40961.html
Exploit https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CM...
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161895/CMS-Made-Simple-2.2.15-SQL-Injectio...
Exploit https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/49
https://www.soteritsecurity.com/blog/2023/01/CMS-Made-Simple_CVE-2021-40961.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal