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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-5130

dev/less.php in Family Connections CMS (FCMS) 2.5.0 - 2.7.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argv[1] parameter.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 36.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

dev/less.php in Family Connections CMS (FCMS) 2.5.0 - 2.7.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argv[1] parameter.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
36.55% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 December 2011
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
haudenschilt/family connections cms
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%20%40%4 November 2026: 36.55%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 36.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-18208source ↗Family Connections CMS 2.7.1 - 'less.php' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)php · Metasploitwebapps7 December 2011yes
EDB-18198source ↗Family Connections CMS 2.5.0/2.7.1 - 'less.php' Remote Command Executionphp · mr_mewebapps4 December 2011yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.