TI-2025-04622 Aliases CVE-2025-5153 GHSA-j98j-2j8v-qp3m

CMS Made Simple Design Manager Module cross site scripting

MEDIUM 56CWE-79Published 2025-05-25 · Updated 2025-05-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Cross-site scripting, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.21. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Design Manager Module. The manipulation of the argument Description leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00367 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	CMS Made Simple	2.2.21	—	No fix listed	CNA

CMS Made Simple Vendor— Affected 2.2.21 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.2.21:::::::*	2.2.21	Vulnerable	Cmsmadesimple

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.21 Vulnerable ·Cmsmadesimple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5153
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j98j-2j8v-qp3m

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/feixuezhi/CMSMadeSimple2

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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