CVE-2018-10517
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard...
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard contains a remote code execution vulnerability, exploitable by an admin user, because an XML Package can contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard contains a remote code execution vulnerability, exploitable by an admin user, because an XML Package can contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element.
- Record
CVE-2018-10517- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard contains a remote code execution vulnerability, exploitable by an admin user, because an XML Package can contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element.
- Record
CVE-2018-10517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2589 No score
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard contains a remote code execution vulnerability, exploitable by an admin user, because an XML Package can contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c585-x36v-3ppq
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard...
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "module import" operation in the admin dashboard contains a remote code execution vulnerability, exploitable by an admin user, because an XML Package can contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element.
- Record
GHSA-c585-x36v-3ppq- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CMS Made Simple 2.2.7 - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution | 2018-11-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | 0x00-0x00/CVE-2018-10517 | 2018-11-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10517 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published April 27, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.