CVE-2021-47918 (GCVE-0-2021-47918)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-01 12:15 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:29
VLAI
Title
Simple CMS 2.1 SQL Injection Vulnerability via Users Module
Summary
Simple CMS 2.1 contains a remote SQL injection vulnerability that allows privileged attackers to inject unfiltered SQL commands in the users module. Attackers can exploit unvalidated input parameters in the admin.php file to compromise the database management system and web application.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-10-18 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability-Lab [Research Team]
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