CVE-2021-42645
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this...
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
- Record
CVE-2021-42645- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
- Record
CVE-2021-42645- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29609 No score
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29609- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56jv-hmch-qm6c
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this...
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
- Record
GHSA-56jv-hmch-qm6c- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must use the "File" parameter to upload a PHP payload to get a reverse shell from the vulnerable host.
- Record
CVE-2021-42645- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42645 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Cmsimple-xh Cmsimple Xh, published May 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.83%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.