CVE-2018-10521
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard...
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard contains an arbitrary file movement vulnerability that can cause DoS, exploitable by an admin user, because config.php can be moved into an incorrect directory.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard contains an arbitrary file movement vulnerability that can cause DoS, exploitable by an admin user, because config.php can be moved into an incorrect directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-10521- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard contains an arbitrary file movement vulnerability that can cause DoS, exploitable by an admin user, because config.php can be moved into an incorrect directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-10521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2593 No score
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard contains an arbitrary file movement vulnerability that can cause DoS, exploitable by an admin user, because config.php can be moved into an incorrect directory.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2593- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rpjf-v44r-m3gq
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard...
In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) through 2.2.7, the "file move" operation in the admin dashboard contains an arbitrary file movement vulnerability that can cause DoS, exploitable by an admin user, because config.php can be moved into an incorrect directory.
- Record
GHSA-rpjf-v44r-m3gq- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- 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-2018-10521 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published April 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.