CVE-2018-1000158
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of...
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of send_recovery_email in the line "$url = $config['admin_url'] . '/login.php?recoverme=' . $code;" that can result in Administrator Password Reset Poisoning, specifically a reset URL pointing at an attacker controlled server can be created by using a host header attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of send_recovery_email in the line "$url = $config['admin_url'] . '/login.php?recoverme=' . $code;" that can result in Administrator Password Reset Poisoning, specifically a reset URL pointing at an attacker controlled server can be created by using a host header attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000158- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of send_recovery_email in the line "$url = $config['admin_url'] . '/login.php?recoverme=' . $code;" that can result in Administrator Password Reset Poisoning, specifically a reset URL pointing at an attacker controlled server can be created by using a host header attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1864 No score
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of send_recovery_email in the line "$url = $config['admin_url'] . '/login.php?recoverme=' . $code;" that can result in Administrator Password Reset Poisoning, specifically a reset URL pointing at an attacker controlled server can be created by using a host header attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fc2-hr6q-94x9
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of...
cmsmadesimple version 2.2.7 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the function of send_recovery_email in the line "$url = $config['admin_url'] . '/login.php?recoverme=' . $code;" that can result in Administrator Password Reset Poisoning, specifically a reset URL pointing at an attacker controlled server can be created by using a host header attack.
- Record
GHSA-3fc2-hr6q-94x9- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1000158 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published April 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.