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High · 7.2 Public exploit CVE-2017-8912 EUVD-2017-17852GHSA-277p-ffm3-r4h5

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the code parameter to admin/edit…

Published May 12, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the code parameter to admin/editusertag.php, related to the CreateTagFunction and CallUserTag functions. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated this is "a feature, not a bug.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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