CVE-2023-51246

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Published Jan 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.16 exists when using Source Code Mode as a backend user to add articles via the /admin/edit.php page.

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:get-simple:getsimplecms:3.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-55968	A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.16 exists when using Source Code Mode as a backend user to add articles via the /admin/edit.php page.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.326% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/NING0121/25498c5326c2590423b26ace38d2cf39
https://github.com/NING0121/CVE/issues/1

History

Nov 14, 2024 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Get-simple Getsimplecms

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 16, 2025, 6:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 16, 2025, 6:43 PM
Reserved: Dec 18, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

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