SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the m1_sortby param…

published 2023-05-08 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-15646

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-01-29)

Exploit prediction

1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CMS-MS-SQLi-report.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CMS-MS-SQLi-report.md
exploit
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/49
mailing-list, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-28999
NVD CVE-2021-28999

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