CVE-2023-36969
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
- Record
CVE-2023-36969- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
- Record
CVE-2023-36969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40889 No score
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40889- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9vq-h8rj-m9rp
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function.
- Record
GHSA-h9vq-h8rj-m9rp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | CmsMadeSimple Authenticated File Manager RCE | 2023-06-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36969 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published July 6, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 49.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.