In CMS Made Simple 2.1.6, there is Server-Side Template Injection via the cntnt01detailtemplate parameter.

published 2017-11-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7961

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.0%; EPSS 8.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Timeline

2017-11-10 Published
2020-10-26 First public exploit (EDB-48944)

Exploit prediction

7.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-48944 CMS Made Simple 2.1.6 - 'cntnt01detailtemplate' Server-Side Template Injection webapps, 2020-10-26
netsparker.com https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-17-032-server-side-template-injection-vulnerability-in-cms-made-simple/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159690/CMS-Made-Simple-2.1.6-Server-Side-Template-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

netsparker.com /web-applications-advisories/ns-17-032-server-side-template-injection-vulnerability-in-cms-made-simple/
exploit, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/159690/CMS-Made-Simple-2.1.6-Server-Side-Template-Injection.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-16783
NVD CVE-2017-16783

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Summary