CVE-2021-28999

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Published May 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the m1_sortby parameter to modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-15646	SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the m1_sortby parameter to modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.332% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CMS-MS-SQLi-report.md
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/49

History

Jan 29, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 8, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:21 PM
Reserved: Mar 22, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:55 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:55 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 8, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:47 AM

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