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medium 6.8

CVE-2011-5130 json

dev/less.php in Family Connections CMS (FCMS) 2.5.0 - 2.7.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2012-08-30 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-5030

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
36.5%
EPSS 36.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

dev/less.php in Family Connections CMS (FCMS) 2.5.0 - 2.7.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argv[1] parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/familycms_less_exec)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

36.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/familycms_less_exec Family Connections less.php Remote Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2011-11-29
  • EDB-18208 Family Connections CMS 2.7.1 - 'less.php' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) webapps, 2011-12-07
  • EDB-18198 Family Connections CMS 2.5.0/2.7.1 - 'less.php' Remote Command Execution webapps, 2011-12-04
  • sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/fam-connections/ticket/407 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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