TI-2021-09906 Aliases CVE-2021-28999 GHSA-78c4-pg8x-p7pm

SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to…

MEDIUM 43CWE-89Published 2023-05-08 · Updated 2025-01-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the m1_sortby parameter to modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01332 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple::::::::	up to 2.2.15	Vulnerable	Cmsmadesimple

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.15 Vulnerable ·Cmsmadesimple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28999
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78c4-pg8x-p7pm

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/sqli_order_by/CMS-MS-SQLi-report.md

Advisory 1

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/49

TI-2023-18726 CMS Made Simple v2.2.17 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution via the File Upload Function. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-06534 An issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-23207 An issue in CMSmadesimple v.2.2.18 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-18325 A remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in the User Defined Tags module… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2021-09905 File upload vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2017-06405 CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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