Description
CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability from ordinary user to admin user by arranging for the eff_uid value within $_COOKIE[$this->_loginkey] to equal 1, because files in the tmp/ directory are accessible through HTTP requests. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-10084.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/itodaro/cmsms_cve/blob/master/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/itodaro/cmsms_cve/blob/master/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 27, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified