Description
CMS Made Simple 2.x before 2.1.3 and 1.x before 1.12.2, when Smarty Cache is activated, allow remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks, modify links, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTTP Host header in a request.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- CMS Made Simple < 1.12.1 / < 2.1.3 - Web Server Cache Poisoning EDB-39760 · webapps · May 4, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136897/CMS-Made-Simple-Cache-Poisoning.html
- 20160506 CVE-2016-2784: CMS Made Simple < 2.1.3 & < 1.12.2 Web server Cache Poisoning mailing-list
- 20160504 CVE-2016-2784: CMS Made Simple < 2.1.3 & < 1.12.2 Web server Cache Poisoning mailing-list
- http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/03/Announcing-CMSMS-1-12-2-kolonia/
- 39760 exploit
- http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/04/Announcing-CMSMS-2-1-3-Black-Point/