CVE-2018-10519 json
CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability from ordinary user to admin user by arranging for the eff_uid v…
published 2018-04-27 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-2591
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/itodaro/cmsms_cve/blob/master/README.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
github.com
/itodaro/cmsms_cve/blob/master/README.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-10519
- NVD CVE-2018-10519
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